Oregon Ducks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/18/2025

Game Time: 6:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 18, 2025

Venue:  SHI Stadium, Piscataway, NJ

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Oregon -17.5, Rutgers +17.5; Over/Under:  60.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Oregon -17, Rutgers +17; Over/Under:  60.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Oregon -17.5, Rutgers +17.5; Over/Under:  60.5 points

Oregon Ducks:  5-1 (2-1) (4th place, Big Ten)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  3-3 (0-3) (15th place, Big Ten)

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Oregon Ducks:  lost their last game at home against the Indiana Hoosiers 30-20.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  lost their last game on the road against the Washington Huskies 38-19.

Oregon is entering this game with a 5-1 record overall and they have a 2-1 record in their conference games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 2-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against Indiana 30-20. Dante Moore was the starting QB and he completed 21/34 passes for 186 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Jordon Davison led the team in rushing yards with 59. Malik Benson led the receivers with 44 receiving yards on 4 receptions and 1 TD. Bryce Boettcher led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 6 assisted tackles while A'Mauri Washington led the defense in sacks with 1. Brandon Finney Jr. came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Rutgers is entering this game with a 3-3 record overall and they have a 0-3 record in their conference games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 0-2 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against Washington 38-19. Athan Kaliakmanis was the starting QB and he completed 31/50 passes for 386 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Antwan Raymond led the team in rushing yards with 89. Ian Strong led the receivers with 124 receiving yards on 7 receptions. Jett Elad led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Jordan Walker led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Oregon listed as a 17.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Oregon has looked really good in their games this season with their 5-1 record overall and their 2-1 conference record which has them higher in the Big Ten. They have been rolling over teams all season and they are currently ranked inside the top 10 in the nation, but they did take their first loss of the season against Indiana in their last one. They were beaten 30-20 by Indiana on their own field, but they are still one of the best teams in the nation as they were beaten by a really good Indiana team and they are going to be looking to bounce back in this one. Meanwhile, Rutgers hasn't looked great in their games this season with their 3-3 record overall and their 0-3 conference record which has them right near the bottom of the Big Ten. Their offense has looked good this year as they have been putting up a lot of points in their games and have even been jumping out to leads in their games, but their defense has looked terrible which has led to the team collapsing in the 2nd half of quite a few games. They are off another game just like that, losing 38-19 against Washington after taking a lead. Oregon has one of the best defenses that Rutgers is going to see all year so this Rutgers offense is going to struggle more in this one, and Oregon will be looking to take out their frustrations from that loss on this terrible Rutgers defense. The best way to place a bet here is on Oregon to cover the spread in this game. 

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Oregon Ducks: 21-12 ATS in all lined games. 8-3 ATS in road lined games. 12-5 ATS after playing a game at home. 7-3 UNDER as a road favorite. 4-0 UNDER versus poor rushing defenses - allowing 4.75 rushing yards/carry or more.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 2-5 ATS off a road loss against a conference rival. 4-7 ATS after playing their last game on the road. 2-5 ATS off a road loss. 7-1 UNDER when playing against a top-level team (Win Pct. > 75%). 

Oregon Ducks:  D. Gresham (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. B. Platt (LB) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Ressler (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. K. Kasper (WR) Out - Undisclosed. D. Austin (CB) Questionable - Undisclosed. M. Hughes (RB) Out - Redshirt. B. Boulton (OG) Out - Undisclosed. E. Stewart (WR) Out - Knee. T. McNutt (CB) Out - Leg.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  D. Kaliakmanis (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Pardridge (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. DeNgohe (DL) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Gister (TE) Questionable - Undisclosed. V. Allen III (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Braithwaite (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. M. Clayton (CB) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Fuse (CB) Questionable - Undisclosed. S. Brown V (RB) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Houston (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. M. Walker (LB) Out - Undisclosed. B. Kyle (DL) Out - Undisclosed. D. Chin (OG) Out - Undisclosed. N. Oliveira (OG) Out - Undisclosed. N. Shaw (CB) Out - Undisclosed. S. Murray (CB) Out - Undisclosed. C. Campbell Jr. (RB) Out - Undisclosed. D. Blue-Eli (DL) Out - Undisclosed. R. Langsdale (OG) Out - Undisclosed. D. Gilley (CB) Out - Undisclosed. F. Toure (WR) Out - Knee.

“We didn’t have a fastball today. Everybody wants to look at players and say, ‘Oh this is the reason.’ That was a team effort, right? And that was a team loss, right? And their team played better than us. It wasn’t Dante. It was the whole group, the coaching staff, the players.” - Dan Lanning after his team’s loss against Indiana in their last game. 

“We made too many mistakes in the second half, missed assignments. But (Williams) is a dynamic player. A dynamic player as a ball carrier and a quarterback. The quarterbacking part, I can’t tell you, because we cut guys loose in coverage where if you just throw it in the vicinity it’s going to be a catch. But the runs he made, those were special.” - Greg Schiano after his team’s loss against Washington in their last game. 

WR Benson, Malik

WR Moore, Dakorien

WR Bryant Jr., Gary

TE Sadiq, Kenyon

QB Moore, Dante

RB Whittington, Noah

WR Duff, KJ

WR Strong, Ian

WR Sheffield, DT

TE Fletcher Jr., Kenny

QB Kaliakmanis, Athan

RB Raymond, Antwan

Passing: Dante Moore (1,396)

Rushing: Dierre Hill Jr. (267)

Receiving: Dakorien Moore (335)

Touchdowns: Jordon Davison (7)

Passing: Athan Kaliakmanis (1,785)

Rushing: Antwan Raymond (560)

Receiving: Ian Strong (537)

Touchdowns: Antwan Raymond (10)

Coaches:

Oregon Ducks: Dan Lanning (4th season)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Greg Schiano (6th season)