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Closing number

Spread
MASS +29.5
RUTG -29.5
Open –
Total
Over 55.5
Under 55.5

Source: DraftKings.

MASS 37, RUTG 21. MASS covered by 45.5, over by 2.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Rutgers
Massachusetts 01 Rutgers

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 2 common opponents
Opponent Massachusetts Rutgers
Iowa
L 7-47 away
-40 · +35.5 Didn't cover
L 28-38 home
-10 · +2.5 Didn't cover
Ohio
L 14-42 away
-28 · +34.5 Covered
W 34-31 home
+3 · -15.5 Didn't cover

Against 2 common opponents: Massachusetts lost by 34.0 on average, 1-1 against the spread. Rutgers lost by 3.5 on average, 0-2 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Massachusetts1 Rutgers
Rutgers -21.51
Dave Portnoy *Line -21.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 3 2:49 PM ET · Flat record 32-34-1, -4.9u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Massachusetts WWLWLW

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Road2-0 100%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As underdog2-0 100%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Rutgers LLWWL

ATSTotals
All games2-3 40%Small sample4-1 80% overSmall sample
Home2-2 50%Small sample4-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite1-1 50%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 3, 2026MASS 37, RUTG 21RUTG -29.5MASS covered55.5Over
Aug 30, 2019MASS 21, RUTG 48RUTG -17RUTG covered54Over

Massachusetts 1-1 ATS in these meetings. 2 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2019-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

MASSRUTG
4-2Record1-4
4-2Against the spread2-3
2-4Over-under4-1
+6.5Avg cover margin-6.9
29.7Points per game30.0
18.2Points allowed32.2
6.00Yards per play5.82
339.2Yards per game395.6
4.90Rush yards per carry3.70
69.8Completion %58.5
35.8Third down %36.7
+9Turnover margin-3
6Sacks allowed13
64.5Penalty yards per game26.6

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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