Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Ohio State · Conference game
Closing spread
OSU -10.5
✓ OSU W
Total
51.5
▲ Over · 53 pts
Model before kickoff
IU 21–31 OSU
✓ OSU (78%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOSU -11.5
CloseOSU -10.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOSU -11.5
1 → IU
CloseOSU -10.5
1 pt toward Indiana
Total
Open52.5
▼ 1
Close51.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OSU -11.5 · closed OSU -10.5 · moved 1 toward IUmodel OSU -11
model OSU -11
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 52
model 52
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 9.5–11.5 since 2023: won 76%, covered 39% (86 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 54% (112 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOSU -11.5
CloseOSU -10.5
Total52.5 → 51.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
OSU as a 10.5-point home favorite against IU, the favorite won 7, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: OSU won 38–15; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 53 points went over 51.5, as in 7 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 75%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.2 against an average line of 10.8; 54.4 points a game (usually 54.9). Of the 3 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation |
-7 | 41–17 | W | O48.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total |
-9 | 23–45 | L | O56 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & situation |
-10.5 | 35–20 | W | O52.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation |
-14.5 | 30–21 | L | U55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation |
-14 | 38–20 | W | O49 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar season form |
-6.5 | 31–24 | W | O45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 3 · close · similar season form & spread |
-10.5 | 27–14 | W | U55.75 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar total |
-13.5 | 34–41 | L | O53 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar total |
-13.5 | 34–19 | W | O49 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar total & spread |
-9 | 10–20 | L | U53 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Indiana ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Indiana ATS trend (8-2)
Indiana have covered 80% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Indiana 3-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 376 earlier overs in games with totals 47.5–55.5, 35% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-0 100% | 8-2 80% | 7-3 70% | |
| 9-1 90% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
IU 13–82 OSU (5 tied)
OSU leads · 100 games since 1901 · OSU has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 2023 | Ohio State 23 @ Indiana 3 | OSU -27.5 | IU W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
IU−3.2 →+16.8▲ 20.0#11
OSU+21.3 →+24.6▲ 3.3#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
Even#5
#10
Defense
Even#8
+1.0 #13
Turnovers
◀ IU better+0.5 #32
66 plays #83
Pace
◀ IU faster64 plays #106
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IU off | OSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 43.9 #2 | 10.3 #1 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.90 #9 | 4.29 #3 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.35 #6 | −0.03 #12 | Even |
| Success rate | 55% #2 | 36% #14 | Even |
| OSU off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 37.8 #12 | 13.8 #7 | Even |
| Yards / play | 7.11 #3 | 4.18 #2 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.46 #1 | −0.05 #8 | Even |
| Success rate | 53% #3 | 37% #22 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
IU scoring against the OSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.4 #12 | 13.5 #2 | 22.9 #4 | 9.2 #15 | 11.8 #3 | 21.0 #2 | |
2.6 #14 | 4.3 #10 | 6.9 #6 | 0.9 #1 | 2.5 #2 | 3.4 #1 |
OSU scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.3 #37 | 12.9 #5 | 20.2 #15 | 12.1 #1 | 5.5 #108 | 17.6 #12 | |
1.3 #2 | 6.2 #40 | 7.5 #9 | 3.7 #21 | 2.6 #3 | 6.3 #6 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
46° · 11 mph
gusts 23 mph · 0.004 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
IU14d bye
OSU7d
IU +7 days
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 134fast
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