2026 Week 7 · Conference game
Rutgers at Maryland
Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 4:00 AM UTC
SECU Stadium
Rutgers
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 2.7
- National rank
- 61
- Proj. wins
- 5.5
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Maryland
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 5.2
- National rank
- 47
- Proj. wins
- 5.4
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Rutgers
43%
Maryland
57%
Maryland 90% CI: 48% – 66% Δ rating 2.5
Maryland is the model's favorite at 57%. Rutgers has a 43% path. Home-field adjustment of +-0.2 rating points baked in for Maryland — venue-specific learned value (n=54 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Rutgers offense
39 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Maryland offense
52 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 4:00 AM UTC
- Venue
- SECU Stadium
- Conference game
- Yes
- Neutral site
- No