2026 Week 1
Massachusetts at Rutgers
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
SHI Stadium
Massachusetts
Mid-American
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -36.6
- National rank
- 136
- Proj. wins
- 1.4
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
Rutgers
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 1.0
- National rank
- 72
- Proj. wins
- 5.6
- 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.
Massachusetts
1%
Rutgers
99%
Rutgers 90% CI: 99% – 100% Δ rating 37.6
Rutgers is the model's favorite at 99%. Massachusetts has a 1% path. Home-field adjustment of +2.0 rating points baked in for Rutgers — venue-specific learned value (n=33 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Massachusetts offense
53 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Rutgers offense
43 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- SHI Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No