Sat, Nov 23, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Ohio State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff46°F11 mphgusts 23Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
10-0 · Power #10
15
final
Final
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9-1 · Power #1
38
▲ winner
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Indiana
Total
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
Opened 52.5 · closed 51.5 · moved 1 downmodel 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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MICH vs PSU
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & situation
-741–17 W O48.75
Close
OSU vs MICH
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & total
-923–45 L O56
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CIN vs HOU
2021 · Week 14 · close · similar spread & situation
-10.535–20 W O52.5
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-14.530–21 L U55.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation
-1438–20 W O49
Close
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar season form
-6.531–24 W O45
Close
NCST vs TTU
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar season form & spread
-10.527–14 W U55.75
Close
OU vs KSU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar total
-13.534–41 L O53
Loose
2024 · Week 3 · loose · similar total
-13.534–19 W O49
Loose
MINN vs PUR
2022 · Week 5 · loose · similar total & spread
-910–20 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%)
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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

IU
Longer bar = better
OSU
#5
Offense
Even
#5
#10
Defense
Even
#8
+1.0 #13
Turnovers
◀ IU better
+0.5 #32
66 plays #83
Pace
◀ IU faster
64 plays #106
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When IU has the ball
Even matchup
IU offOSU defEdge
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
When OSU has the ball
Even matchup
OSU offIU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IU scored
9.4
#12
13.5
#2
22.9
#4
9.2
#15
11.8
#3
21.0
#2
OSU allowed
2.6
#14
4.3
#10
6.9
#6
0.9
#1
2.5
#2
3.4
#1
OSU scoring against the IU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OSU scored
7.3
#37
12.9
#5
20.2
#15
12.1
#1
5.5
#108
17.6
#12
IU allowed
1.3
#2
6.2
#40
7.5
#9
3.7
#21
2.6
#3
6.3
#6

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OSU +2.5
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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