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Rutgers Football opens as slight underdogs versus Minnesota

Richie O'Leary, The Knight Reportby: Richard O'Leary09/21/25On3Richie
PJ Fleck gophers post practice
Nov 9, 2024; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck on the field before the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium. Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

The spread for the upcoming game between Rutgers Football and Minnesota Golden Gophers has been released ahead of the September 27th matchup and for the second week in a row the Scarlet Knights are considered slight underdogs according to the sports books.

According to FanDuel, Rutgers Football opened as a 3.5-point underdogs for this one versus Minnesota.

WHO: Rutgers Scarlet Knights versus Minnesota Golden Gophers

WHEN: Saturday, September 27th at 12:00pm ET

WHERE: Huntington Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, MN) || BTN

SPREAD: Rutgers +3.5pts || Over/Under set at 49.5pts

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Last week, Rutgers Football suffered their first loss of the year, after going back and forth for a while with Iowa. However the Hawkeyes pulled away in the end to win by a final score of 38-28 thus moving the Scarlet Knights to 3-1 on the year.

On the flip side, Minnesota is coming off their first bye week of the season. Prior to that, the Gophers were 2-1 on the year with wins against Buffalo and Northwestern State, along with a loss to California.

This matchup between Minnesota and Rutgers next week will be the fifth ever between the two programs, with the Golden Gophers leading the series 3-1. However the Scarlet Knights own the most recent game in this series, winning by a score 26-19.


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