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The UMass Minutemen battle the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a Week 1 college football non-conference matchup on Thursday night. UMass finished 13th in the Mid-American Conference at 0-8 and was 0-12 overall in 2025. Rutgers, meanwhile, tied with Wisconsin for 14th in the Big Ten at 2-7 and were 5-7 overall last year. Rutgers has won three of the five all-time meetings with UMass, including a 48-21 victory in 2019. Visit our DraftKings promo code review and get $200 in bonus bets as a new user after $5+ in wagers here:
Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. ET at SHI Stadium in Piscataway, N.J. The Scarlet Knights are 28.5-point favorites in the latest UMass vs. Rutgers odds. The over/under for total points is 51.5.
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