Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Boston College Eagles

QUARTERBACK

• RUTG's passing game is +199 yards per game

  199 YPG

  RUTG is at 319 team passing yards per game over 1 game; BC is at 120 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-10.

TRENCHES

• BC is +80 rush yards per game

  80 YPG

  BC averaged 110 rushing yards to RUTG’s 30, an +80 YPG gap over 1 current-2026 game through 2026-09-10. BC brought substantially more ground production into this matchup, but the one-game window cannot show whether that contrast will define the style.

PACE & SCRIPT

• RUTG is scoring +6 points per game

  6 PPG

  RUTG is at 21 points per game over 1 game; BC is at 15 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-10.

TURNOVERS

• BC commits 3 fewer turnovers per game

  3 TO

  BC committed 1 turnover to RUTG’s 4, a 3-TO-per-game edge over 1 current-2026 game through 2026-09-10. That possession gap could shape how each side plays, but the single-game sample does not show a stable ball-security pattern.

COACHING

• RUTG's staff goes for it 4 more times per game on fourth down

  4 GOES

  RUTG attempted fourth down 5 times to BC’s 1, a 4-attempt-per-game gap over 1 current-2026 game through 2026-09-10. It is a clear early contrast in fourth-down decision-making, though one game may reflect circumstance rather than established staff identity.

MISMATCH

• BC's ball security against RUTG's giveaways — 4 turnovers a game to BC's 1

  1 VS 4

  BC averaged 1 turnover to Rutgers’ 4, the matchup’s widest per-game gap, though each figure comes from one game. That makes ball security a clear contrast, but the sample does not show how BC can force Rutgers’ mistakes.

COVERAGE

• BC's secondary gives up 129 fewer passing yards per game

  129 YPG

  Through 2026-09-10, BC allowed 68 passing yards per game over 1 game, 129 fewer than RUTG’s 197 over 1 game. The facts do not identify the opponents or how often they attacked through the air.

• RUTG gets off the field on third down 13.6% more often

  13.6%

  Through 2026-09-10, RUTG allowed a 36.4% third-down rate over 1 game, compared with BC’s 50% over 1 game. The opponents and third-down situations are not supplied, so the 13.6-point gap is not schedule-adjusted.

REPLACEMENT

• Kaelan Chudzinski (TE) is out for the season for BC

  OUT FOR SEASON

  BC’s offense will be without TE Kaelan Chudzinski for the 2026 season after an Achilles injury during spring practice, per VSiN on Sep. 10. No replacement or workload split was identified.

• Dylan Lonergan (QB) is questionable for RUTG

  QUESTIONABLE

  Rutgers QB Dylan Lonergan had not practiced this week after an unspecified injury against UMass, per NJ Advance Media on Sep. 8. QUESTIONABLE may overstate his likely role against Boston College because the report said he might dress only for an emergency.

• Will Graves III (WR) is questionable for BC

  QUESTIONABLE

  BC WR Will Graves III was listed QUESTIONABLE for Rutgers with an undisclosed injury, per VSiN on Sep. 10. The designation puts an offensive player in doubt, but the report gives no practice detail or replacement plan.

• Bryce Dopson (WR) is questionable for BC

  QUESTIONABLE

  BC WR Bryce Dopson was listed QUESTIONABLE for Rutgers with an undisclosed injury, per VSiN on Sep. 10. The designation puts an offensive player in doubt, but the report gives no practice detail or replacement plan.

SITUATIONAL

• BC converts third downs at a +12.7% clip

  12.7%

  BC converted 40% of third downs to RUTG’s 27.3%, a +12.7% gap over 1 current-2026 game through 2026-09-10. BC sustained third downs at the better rate, but the number of attempts is not supplied and one game can make conversion rates volatile.

• RUTG moves the chains 4 more times per game

  4 FD

  RUTG is at 18 first downs per game over 1 game; BC is at 14 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-10.

• BC converts fourth downs at a +20% clip

  20%

  RUTG is at 80% fourth-down conversion rate over 1 game; BC is at 100% over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-10.

• RUTG has 2 more days of rest

  8d vs 6d

  RUTG enters with 8 days since its last game, compared with 6 days for BC. That gives RUTG a 2-day rest advantage in the matchup at BC.

THE SWEAT

• THE NUMBER

  RUTG 0–17

  Rutgers Scarlet Knights +3.5 -122

• AIR

  21 · 107

  Rutgers Scarlet Knights +3.5 -122

• GROUND

  39 · 72

  Rutgers Scarlet Knights +3.5 -122

• BALL SECURITY

  1 · 0

  Rutgers Scarlet Knights +3.5 -122

AFTER GARY

• RUTG +3.5 → +2.5

  GARY +1

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