Sat, Dec 6, 2025, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 15 · Neutral site
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOSU -5.5
2 → IU
CloseOSU -3.5
2 pts toward Indiana
Total
Open48.5
▼ 3
Close45.5
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
model OSU -1.5
Opened 48.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 3 downmodel 49.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Postseason · very close · similar team ratings & situation |
-5.5 | 28–14 | W | U51.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest |
-5 | 24–27 | L | U53.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Postseason · close · similar situation & season form |
-8.5 | 34–23 | W | O45.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Postseason · loose · similar team ratings |
-2 | 27–20 | W | O46 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 45–37 | W | O51.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar team ratings |
-2.5 | 41–21 | W | O55.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Postseason · loose · similar rest |
-1.5 | 24–27 | L | O45.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 15 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-3 | 19–22 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 0. 53% of games with totals 41.5–49.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-0 100% | 5-4 56% | 7-3 70% | |
| 10-0 100% | 8-2 80% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23 2024 | Indiana 15 @ Ohio State 38 | OSU -10.5 | OSU W |
| 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+13.4 →+26.7▲ 13.3#2
OSU+26.4 →+28.2▲ 1.8#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW14
Longer bar = better
#5
Offense
Even#8
#6
Defense
Even#2
+1.4 #1
Turnovers
◀ IU better+0.4 #39
68 plays #60
Pace
◀ IU faster64 plays #103
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IU off | OSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| OSU off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10.2 #6 | 12.5 #7 | 22.7 #5 | 13.3 #1 | 8.3 #32 | 21.7 #2 | |
1.0 #1 | 2.4 #2 | 3.4 #1 | 1.9 #5 | 2.4 #2 | 4.3 #1 |
OSU scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.1 #34 | 11.2 #21 | 18.3 #23 | 9.3 #10 | 9.5 #18 | 18.8 #8 | |
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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