Sat, Oct 3, 8:00 PM ET· SHI Stadium· Indiana -24 · O/U 55.5
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Rest 8d / 8dTravel 646 mi / 0 miForecast: 59°F · wind 3 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Indiana -24 · O/U 55.5
opened Indiana -23.5, now Indiana -24
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Indiana as road favorite
2026 overall: 0-4 ATS (4 games) · 2-2 O/U (4 games)
2026 as road favorite: none in this role
Last season (2025): 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
Since 2020: 7-3 ATS (10 games) · 7-2 O/U (9 games)
Rutgers as home underdog
2026 overall: 2-2 ATS (4 games) · 3-1 O/U (4 games)
2026 as home underdog: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 1-0 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 1-2 ATS (3 games) · 3-0 O/U (3 games)
Since 2020: 5-16 ATS (21 games) · 15-6 O/U (21 games)
2026 · TraditionalIndiana · 9 of 9
463.8
Yards / game
431.0
4.00
Points / drive
2.81
5.5
TDs / game
4.5
52.3
3rd-down %
43.5
80.0
RZ TD %
70.0
0.5
Turnover margin
-1.0
2.8
Sacks / game
1.3
8.3
TFL / game
3.8
14.3
Havoc / game
8.0
35.4 / 64.6
Pass / Rush split
46.7 / 53.3
2026 · Situational matchup
When Indiana has the ball
Indiana's early-down offense ranks 23rd of 138. Rutgers's early-down defense ranks 108th of 138.
Indiana's passing-down offense ranks 37th of 138. Rutgers's passing-down defense ranks 116th of 138.
Indiana's third-down offense ranks 15th of 138. Rutgers's third-down defense ranks 73rd of 138.
Indiana's red-zone offense ranks 63rd of 138. Rutgers's red-zone defense ranks 37th of 138.
When Rutgers has the ball
Rutgers's early-down offense ranks 99th of 138. Indiana's early-down defense ranks 44th of 138.
Rutgers's passing-down offense ranks 25th of 138. Indiana's passing-down defense ranks 88th of 138.
Rutgers's third-down offense ranks 76th of 138. Indiana's third-down defense ranks 82nd of 138.
Rutgers's red-zone offense ranks 112th of 138. Indiana's red-zone defense ranks 107th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Indiana offense
23rdof 1380.162144 plays
vs
Rutgers defense · allowed
108thof 1380.053Indiana defense · allowed
44thof 138-0.088vs
Rutgers offense
99thof 138-0.043171 plays
Passing downs
Indiana offense
37thof 1380.17371 plays
vs
Rutgers defense · allowed
116thof 1380.15885 plays
Indiana defense · allowed
88thof 1380.04094 plays
vs
Rutgers offense
25thof 1380.24985 plays
Third down
Indiana offense
15thof 1380.40744 plays · small sample
vs
Rutgers defense · allowed
73rdof 1380.02044 plays · small sample
Indiana defense · allowed
82ndof 1380.06155 plays · small sample
vs
Rutgers offense
76thof 1380.07046 plays · small sample
Red zone
Indiana offense
63rdof 1380.07954 plays · small sample
vs
Rutgers defense · allowed
37thof 138-0.20432 plays · small sample
Indiana defense · allowed
107thof 1380.18723 plays · small sample
vs
Rutgers offense
112thof 138-0.18953 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Indiana offense
5thof 13869.5%vs
Rutgers defense · allowed
73rdof 13842.7%Indiana defense · allowed
11thof 13828.3%vs
Rutgers offense
26thof 13857.5%Indiana Offense vs Rutgers DefenseIndiana · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.21#17
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#124-0.22
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.204#18
184 plays
EPA/Play
#1160.101
allowed · 204 plays
0.338#13
77 plays
EPA/Pass
#82-0.008
allowed · 92 plays
0.107#40
107 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1290.190
allowed · 112 plays
49.5%#47
184 plays
Success Rate
#7545.1%
allowed · 204 plays
59.7%#5
Pass Success Rate
#4539.2%
allowed
42.1%#129
Rush Success Rate
#6245.1%
allowed
69.5%#5
Available Yards %
#7342.7%
allowed
65.4#12
Net Field Position
#11668.5
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.162#23
144 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1080.053
allowed
6.5#45
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#298.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Indiana Defense vs Rutgers OffenseIndiana · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.12#41
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#600.06
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.066#53
allowed · 186 plays
EPA/Play
#86-0.011
218 plays
-0.043#70
allowed · 97 plays
EPA/Pass
#710.014
101 plays
-0.091#49
allowed · 89 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#99-0.034
117 plays
41.9%#43
allowed · 186 plays
Success Rate
#4349.5%
218 plays
37.8%#33
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#6446.5%
41.3%#32
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#3552.1%
28.3%#11
allowed
Available Yards %
#2657.5%
74.8#20
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#5169.2
-0.088#44
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#99-0.043
171 plays
8.2#17
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#246.2
2026 · Situational EPAIndiana · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.208
192 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.018
223 plays
-0.075
192 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.088
215 plays
0.079
54 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
-0.189
53 plays · small sample
0.187
23 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.204
32 plays · small sample
0.407
44 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Off
0.070
46 plays · small sample
0.061
55 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.020
44 plays · small sample