Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026
The Saturday Slate
Fri, Oct 23 · 11:00pm CT · Ryan Field · Evanston, IL11:00pm CT
RUTG
Rutgers Scarlet Knights · Big Ten · 0-3 · Away
FPI -5.6 · rank 90 · No CFBD row
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NU
Northwestern Wildcats · Big Ten · 2-0 · Home
FPI 9.3 · rank 33 · No CFBD row
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Market vs model
Spread
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NU —
RUTG —
RUTG —
Model
NU -17.4
Edge —
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
NU
NU — · RUTG —
Total — — no O/U pick
Total — — no O/U pick
CallNo ticket
Why
CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.
- NU rating 9.3, RUTG rating -5.6.
- Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
- Home field adds 2.5 to NU.
- Predicted margin is NU by 17.4.
- There is no posted spread, so the edge is blank and there is no ATS ticket.
- Model home 17.4. No market line yet. (Rating gap 14.9; home field +2.5).
- Moneyline ticket is NU, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
- No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.
Recent form
RUTG
- Lvs USC 42-35 · Sat, Sep 19
- L@ BC 28-21 · Fri, Sep 11
- Lvs MASS 37-21 · Thu, Sep 3
- Lvs PSU 40-36 · Sat, Nov 29
- L@ OSU 42-9 · Sat, Nov 22
NU
- Wvs COLO 41-7 · Sat, Sep 19
- Wvs SDST 34-18 · Sat, Sep 5
- Wvs CMU 34-7 · Fri, Dec 26
- L@ ILL 20-13 · Sat, Nov 29
- Wvs MINN 38-35 · Sat, Nov 22
Injuries
no injury feed wired yet
Lock a ticket
Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.
Model home 17.4. No market line yet. (Rating gap 14.9; home field +2.5).
Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.