Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · Neutral site
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12-0 · Power #1
13
▲ winner
Final
vs
12-0 · Power #2
10
final
Closing spread
OSU -3.5
✓ IU W
Total
45.5
▼ Under · 23 pts
Model before kickoff
IU 23–26 OSU
✗ OSU (59%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenOSU -5.5
CloseOSU -3.5
Total48.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Indiana
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OSU -5.5 · closed OSU -3.5 · moved 2 toward IUmodel OSU -1.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 3 downmodel 49.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Neutral-site favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 49%, covered 45% (43 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 48% (211 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenOSU -5.5
CloseOSU -3.5
Total48.5 → 45.5
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 8 games most like OSU as a 3.5-point neutral-site favorite against IU, the favorite won 5, covered 5, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: IU won 13–10 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 8 similar games. 23 points stayed under 45.5, as in 3 of 8.
Favorite won
5 of 863%
Normal range · usually 59%
Favorite covered
5 of 863%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
5 of 863%
Normal range · usually 51%

Only 8 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 6.4 against an average line of 3.9; 54.1 points a game (usually 52.9). Of the 5 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 8 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Postseason · very close · similar team ratings & situation
-5.528–14 W U51.5
Close
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest
-524–27 L U53.5
Close
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & season form
-8.534–23 W O45.5
Loose
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar team ratings
-227–20 W O46
Loose
2024 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation & rest
-3.545–37 W O51.5
Loose
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar team ratings
-2.541–21 W O55.5
Loose
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar rest
-1.524–27 L O45.5
Loose
2024 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation & rest
-319–22 L U51
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Ohio State ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Ohio State ATS trend (10-2)
Ohio State have covered 83% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Ohio State 10-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Indiana
2 pts (OSU -5.5 → OSU -3.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
48.5 → 45.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
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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+13.4 →+26.7▲ 13.3#2
OSU+26.4 →+28.2▲ 1.8#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14

IU
Longer bar = better
OSU
#5
Offense
Even
#8
#6
Defense
Even
#2
+1.4 #1
Turnovers
◀ IU better
+0.4 #39
68 plays #60
Pace
◀ IU faster
64 plays #103
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When IU has the ball
Even matchup
IU offOSU defEdge
Points / game 44.3 #2 7.8 #1 Even
Yards / play 7.17 #6 3.77 #1 Even
PPA / play +0.30 #9 −0.16 #2 Even
Success rate 54% #1 33% #5 Even
When OSU has the ball
Even matchup
OSU offIU defEdge
Points / game 37.0 #12 10.9 #2 Even
Yards / play 6.85 #14 4.48 #8 Even
PPA / play +0.32 #4 −0.07 #6 Even
Success rate 53% #3 34% #7 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
IU scoring against the OSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IU scored
10.2
#6
12.5
#7
22.7
#5
13.3
#1
8.3
#32
21.7
#2
OSU allowed
1.0
#1
2.4
#2
3.4
#1
1.9
#5
2.4
#2
4.3
#1
OSU scoring against the IU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OSU scored
7.1
#34
11.2
#21
18.3
#23
9.3
#10
9.5
#18
18.8
#8
IU allowed
2.8
#14
3.6
#6
6.3
#6
1.6
#2
3.0
#5
4.6
#3

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
Neutral site
No home edge
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
IU8d
OSU7d
IU +1 day
Tempo
Average 132 plays
slowavg 134fast

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