Rutgers vs Minnesota Prediction 9/27/2025 Today’s College Football Picks

Rutgers and Minnesota meet Saturday in Week 5 college football action from Huntington Bank Stadium. Here’s a Rutgers vs Minnesota prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Oregon State Beavers vs Oregon Ducks pick. We will examine:

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ recent form and player performance

The Minnesota Golden Gophers’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Scarlet Knights

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Golden Gophers

Recent betting trends in games played between Rutgers and Minnesota

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Scarlet Knights and Golden Gophers game.

Can Rutgers Bounce Back?

Rutgers faced off against Iowa in the last game and they had a chance to make quite the statement, but it only raised more questions. The offense clearly is a strength of this team, but the defense is an issue. Rutgers scored 28 points, but the defense gave up 38 on the way to the defeat. The defense gave up 17 points in the 4th quarter, and that led to the defeat. Rutgers did outgain Iowa 400-346. 

Athan Kaliakmanis completed 24 of his 40 passes for 330 yards, zero touchdowns, and one interception. Antwan Raymond finished with 18 carries for 62 yards and two touchdowns. Ian Strong also caught eight passes for 151 yards. Rutgers on the season, is averaging 41.75 points while their defense is giving up 24 points per game. The offense is ranked 22nd while the defense is ranked 76th. 

Why Rutgers Will Beat Minnesota

• Rutgers has won three of its last four road openers as an underdog.
• Rutgers has covered the spread in six of its last seven games in September.

Is Minnesota in Trouble?

The Minnesota loss against Cal wasn’t good, but it was made even worse the following week when the Golden Bears were knocked off 34-0 at the hands of the San Diego State Aztects. The Gophers had way too many self-inflicted issues, including fumbles, bad fair catches, and other turnovers that ended up leading to the 27-14 defeat. Drake Lindsey did complete 19 of his 32 passes for 205 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Star running back Darius Taylor also missed the game, and it’s unclear if he’s going to be able to go here. If he can’t go, that is a huge loss for this team. 

Minnesota on the season is averaging 34.33 points while their defense is giving up 12.33 points per game. The offense is ranked 50th while the defense is ranked 18th. In this game, the defense is going to need to step up in a major way. 

Why Minnesota Will Beat Rutgers

• Minnesota has won each of its last eight September games as a home favorite against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Rutgers has lost 11 of its last 14 road games against conference opponents.
• Minnesota has covered the spread in seven of its last eight September games as a home favorite.

Rutgers vs Minnesota Prediction

This is the Athan Kaliakmanis revenge game going against his former team in the Gophers, but how much success is he going to have? I think a lot. The Gophers defense had some issues in the last game against Cal, and I don’t love the way Fleck has been calling the offense this year. Rutgers is going to get another big game from Kaliakmanis, and that is going to be the difference here. Is it going to be enough to win? I don’t think so, but it’s going to be enough to keep it close. Back Rutgers to cover the spread here.