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Closing number

Spread
IU -24.5
RUTG +24.5
Open –
Total
Over 56.5
Under 56.5

Source: DraftKings.

IU 47, RUTG 15. IU covered by 7.5, over by 5.5.

Our crowd

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

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Indiana
Indiana 10 Rutgers

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Common opponents

Same opponents, side by side: how each team did, by how much, and whether they covered. Margin is points scored minus allowed; the line is that team's closing spread.

Opponent Indiana Rutgers
Howard Bison
W 55-0 home
+55 · -57.5 Didn't cover
W 58-7 home
+51 · -42.5 Covered

Against 1 common opponent: Indiana won by 55.0 on average, 0-1 against the spread. Rutgers won by 51.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread.

Last season (2025): 7 common opponents
Opponent Indiana Rutgers
Illinois
W 63-10 home
+53 · -7.5 Covered
L 13-35 away
-22 · +12.5 Didn't cover
Iowa
W 20-15 away
+5 · -8.5 Didn't cover
L 28-38 home
-10 · +2.5 Didn't cover
Maryland
W 55-10 away
+45 · -21.5 Covered
W 35-20 home
+15 · -1.5 Covered
Ohio St
W 13-10 neutral
+3 · +3.5 Covered
L 9-42 away
-33 · +28.5 Didn't cover
Oregon
W 30-20 away
+10 · +7.5 Covered
L 10-56 home
-46 · +18.5 Didn't cover
W 56-22 neutral
+34 · -3 Covered
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Penn St
W 27-24 away
+3 · -13.5 Didn't cover
L 36-40 home
-4 · +14 Covered
Purdue
W 56-3 away
+53 · -28.5 Covered
W 27-24 away
+3 · +2.5 Covered

Against 7 common opponents: Indiana won by 25.8 on average, 6-2 against the spread. Rutgers lost by 13.9 on average, 3-4 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 Indiana0 Rutgers
Indiana +24.51
Rico Bosco 1u*Line +24.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:20 PM ET · Record 48-35 · 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

Indiana LLLLWL

ATSTotals
All games1-5 17%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As favorite1-5 17%Small sample
Last 51-4 20%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 underdog1-2 33%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

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

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 3, 2026IU 47, RUTG 15IU -24.5IU covered56.5Over
Oct 21, 2023RUTG 31, IU 14RUTG -6.5RUTG covered39.5Over
Oct 22, 2022IU 17, RUTG 24RUTG -120IU covered-115Over
Nov 13, 2021RUTG 38, IU 3IU -6.5RUTG covered42.5Under
Oct 31, 2020IU 37, RUTG 21IU -12IU covered53.5Over
Oct 12, 2019RUTG 0, IU 35IU -27.5IU covered49.5Under

Indiana 4-2 ATS in these meetings. 6 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

IURUTG
6-0Record1-4
1-5Against the spread2-3
3-3Over-under4-1
-4.3Avg cover margin-6.9
40.2Points per game30.0
11.8Points allowed32.2
7.63Yards per play5.82
462.7Yards per game395.6
6.10Rush yards per carry3.70
67.9Completion %58.5
45.3Third down %36.7
+7Turnover margin-3
9Sacks allowed13
28.8Penalty yards per game26.6

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

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