CFB Odds: Rutgers at Washington Betting Preview

Upon his arrival in January 2024, Washington Huskies head coach Jedd Fisch inherited a program that was coming off a loss in the national championship game less than a week before. But the program that Fisch inherited was a mere shell of itself.

Washington head coach Kalen DeBoer could not resist the challenge of taking over for Nick Saban as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide. However, the Washington team he left behind was decimated by graduation and the transfer portal.

Fisch has been swimming upstream ever since, but is in a position to put the Huskies into a bowl game for the second consecutive season.

On Friday night, Washington hosts the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

Rutgers at Washington Preview

On Friday, October 10, 2025, the Washington Huskies will host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Husky Stadium in Seattle, Washington. Kickoff time is 9 p.m. ET with television coverage on FS1.

Public Betting Odds Factors

• The Scarlet Knights remain a tough sell to the casual sector.

• Rutgers does not have a record of beating top programs or of sustaining good betting value.

• Washington will draw plenty of support as a respected brand at home.

Rutgers at Washington Predictions

Handicapping Factors to Consider 

• Rutgers’s lack of public appeal will enhance its price and value.

• Washington has not yet replenished its roster anywhere close to the level of their 2023 championship game run.

• Rutgers will offer plenty of contrarian value against an overpriced public brand that is no longer what it used to be.

Rutgers at Washington Prime Best Bet: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 

Rutgers at Washington Betting Tips

• The Rutgers Scarlet Knights opened as 10.5-point road dogs.

• The Washington Huskies are a 10.5-point home favorite.

• Rutgers is a +265 moneyline dog.

• Washington is a -334 moneyline favorite.

• The Scarlet Knights and Huskies opened with a total of 58.5.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights 

• The Scarlet Knights have national metrics of 40^th for total offense, 19^th for passing, 93^rd for rushing, 20^th for scoring, and 10^th for fewest turnovers committed.

• Defensively, Rutgers ranks 59^th for total defense, 67^th against the pass, 52^nd against the rush, 78^th for fewest points allowed, and 123^rd for takeaways.

• The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are coming off a 31-28 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers as 4-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 51.5.

• Rutgers is 3-2 straight up, 3-2 against the spread, and 5-0 over the total.

Washington Huskies 

• Washington has national metrics of 32^nd for total offense, 53^rd for passing, 41^st for rushing, 19^th for scoring, and 11^th for fewest turnovers committed.

• On defense, Washington ranks 18^th overall, 58^th against the pass, 8^th against the rush, 40^th for fewest points allowed, and 45^th for takeaways.

• The Washington Huskies are coming off a 24-20 win over the Maryland Terrapins as 5.5-point road dogs. The game went under the total of 52.5.

• Washington is 4-1 straight up, 2-3 against the spread, and 3-2 over the total.
• Jonah Coleman scored on a 1-yard run with 3:21 remaining as Washington rallied from a 20-point deficit to defeat Maryland.

Rutgers at Washington Head-to-Head and Key Stats

• Specifically, at Washington, the Huskies won and covered the only meeting in this series.

• That game at Washington went over the total.

• Thus, the home team is riding a 3-game cover streak in this series.

• In its most recent ten away games, Rutgers is 6-3-1 against the odds.

• Four of the Scarlet Knights’ last six away games went over the total.

• The Washington Huskies got the cash in six of their most recent nine home games.

• The Huskies went under the total in six of their most recent ten home games.

• Since 2016, Rutgers has covered two of the last three matchups against Washington in the series.

• Two of those three games went under the total.