Miami (OH) vs Rutgers Prediction 9/6/25 College Football Picks Today

In this article, we will formulate a Miami (OH) vs Rutgers Prediction for this College Football Week 2 game on Saturday, September 6^th at the SHI Stadium. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this College Football matchup.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Preview

The Scarlet Knights are coming off a 34-31 home victory over Ohio in their season opener. Rutgers got outgained by their opponents by 440-399 yards. They had 18/23 completed passes, 252 passing yards, 147 rushing yards, with both teams being 0-0 in turnovers. The Scarlet Knights went 1-10 in third down efficiency and had 5-35 penalties.

Athan Kaliakmanis had 18/23 passes, a team-high 252 passing yards and two touchdowns. The rushing attack was led by a back who totaled 68 yards, while Christian Dremel caught 5 passes for 96 yards. Defensively, Deion Jennings had eleven total tackles, three of them solo.

Miami (OH) RedHawks Preview

The RedHawks are coming off a 0-17 road defeat in Wisconsin in their season opener. Miami (OH) got outgained by their opponents by 353-117 yards. They had 9/18 completed passes, 83 passing yards, 34 rushing yards, with turnovers being 2-1. The RedHawks went 0-9 in third down efficiency and had 5-60 penalties.

Dequan Finn had 9/18 passes, a team-high 83 passing yards but also threw two interceptions. Kenny Tracy added a team-high 15 rushing yards, while Cole Weaver caught 3 passes for 35 yards. Defensively, Matt Salopek had 11 total tackles, five of them solo, while Brian Ugwu had one sack. Raion Strader had one interception for 19 yards.

Why the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will win

• Rutgers has won each of its last 10 games against non-conference opponents at SHI Stadium.
• Rutgers has covered the spread in each of its last 11 September games as a home favorite.
• Rutgers has won the first half in each of its last 11 games against non-conference opponents.
• Rutgers has won the first quarter in eight of its last nine games against non-conference opponents.

Why the Miami (OH) RedHawks will win

• The underdog has won four of Rutgers’ last five games at SHI Stadium.
• Rutgers has lost three of its last four games as a favorite.
• The underdog has covered the spread in each of Rutgers’ last six games.
• Rutgers has failed to cover the spread in each of its last four games as a favorite.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Rutgers’ last seven games against teams from Ohio have gone OVER the total points line.
• Each of Miami (OH)’s last four games in September have gone UNDER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

• Rutgers ranks T1st among FBS teams for Q4 opponent points per game this season (0.0).
• One of Rutgers’ one games this season have been decided by a margin of seven points or less – equal-most amongst FBS teams.
• Miami (OH) ranks T1st among FBS teams for Q2 opponent points per game this season (0.0).
• Miami (OH) ranks 136th among FBS teams for yards per game this season (117.0).

Miami (OH) vs Rutgers Prediction

This will be the first meeting between those two teams.

In this Miami (OH) vs Rutgers Prediction, Rutgers is coming in as -15-point home favorites, with the total set at 45 points. Both teams are coming off opposite outcomes in their season openers, and Miami looked terrible, as they went scoreless in a 0-17 loss in Wisconsin. They had just 117 total yards and 0-9 in 3^rd down efficiency, and with the way they looked, I don’t trust them to keep this one close on the road. Rutgers are playing their second straight game at home, and I expect them to ride the momentum and win this one and cover the spread.