{"id":317952,"date":"2025-08-26T03:08:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T03:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/317952\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T03:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T03:08:09","slug":"rutgers-vs-ohio-prediction-pick-odds-for-thursdays-ncaa-football-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/317952\/","title":{"rendered":"Rutgers vs. Ohio prediction, pick, odds for Thursday&#8217;s NCAA football game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rutgers vs. Ohio odds<\/p>\n<p>Provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaserver.betmgmpartners.com\/renderBanner.do?zoneId=1702752\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BetMGM Sportsbook<\/a>; access <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/scores\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub<\/a> for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 9:26 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Moneyline (ML): Rutgers -690 (Bet $690 to win $100) | Ohio +490 (Bet $100 to win $490)Against the spread (ATS): Rutgers -15.5 (-110) | Ohio +15.5 (-110)Over\/Under (O\/U): 49.5 (O: -109 | U: -111)Rutgers vs. Ohio betting tips preview<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio Bobcats (0-0) visit the Rutgers <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/rutgers-scarlet-knights\/3419\/\" data-autotag=\"b32dcfb9-c948-490c-be3a-f3d866fb9671\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scarlet Knights<\/a> (0-0) at SHI Stadium on Thursday, August 28, 2025. The matchup will air on BTN, at 6 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaserver.betmgmpartners.com\/renderBanner.do?zoneId=1702752\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BetMGM Sportsbook\u2019s<\/a> lines around Rutgers vs. Ohio odds, and make our expert <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/category\/ncaaf-college-football-odds-lines-spreads-picks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">college football picks and predictions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, the Scarlet Knights finished 7-6 and lost the Rate Bowl. Offensively, they put up 28.9 points per game (55th in the nation) while defensively allowing 25.4 (70th). The Bobcats went 11-3 in 2024 and won the Cure Bowl. They gave up 18.1 points per game (to rank 12th in college football) while scoring 29.3 per game (53rd).<\/p>\n<p>Rankings: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/ncaaf\/polls\/coaches-poll\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US LBM Coaches Poll<\/a> powered by USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fubo.tv\/stream\/tv\/?irad=343747&amp;irmp=1205322&amp;subId1=Data%20Skrive&amp;subId2=SMG&amp;subId3=NCAAF-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Watch Rutgers vs. Ohio on Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rutgers vs. Ohio picks and predictionsPrediction<\/p>\n<p>Rutgers 27, Ohio 26<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/2019\/07\/08\/betting-101-what-is-a-moneyline-bet-in-sports-betting\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moneyline<\/a>Moneyline pick: Rutgers -690Rutgers won 25% of the games last season when it was favored on the moneyline (1-3).The Scarlet Knights never played as a moneyline favorite of -690 or shorter.Ohio won three of the six games it played as underdogs last season.The Bobcats played as an underdog of +490 or more twice last season and lost both games.<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/2019\/07\/12\/sports-betting-101-betting-the-spread\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Against the spread<\/a>ATS pick: Ohio +15.5The Scarlet Knights won five games against the spread last season, failing to cover five times.The Bobcats covered nine times in 14 games with a spread last year.Ohio covered the spread once last season (1-1 ATS) when playing as at least 15.5-point underdogs.<\/p>\n<p>Play our free daily <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyticket.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pick\u2019em Challenge<\/a> and win! <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyticket.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Play now<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>For more sports betting picks and tips, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SportsbookWire.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/betftw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BetFTW<\/a>. 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