Sat, Nov 29, 2025, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Michigan · Conference game
Weather at kickoff29°F6 mphgusts 14Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
11-0 · Power #2
27
▲ winner
Final
@
9-2 · Power #21
9
final
Closing spread
OSU -10
✓ OSU W
Total
42.5
▼ Under · 36 pts
Model before kickoff
OSU 28–18 MICH
✓ OSU (77%) won
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenOSU -10
CloseOSU -10
Total43.5 → 42.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OSU -10 · unchangedmodel OSU -11.5
Opened 43.5 · closed 42.5 · moved 1 downmodel 46
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 9–11 since 2023: won 75%, covered 54% (73 games)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenOSU -10
CloseOSU -10
Total43.5 → 42.5
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-point road favorite at MICH, the favorite won 8, covered 4, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: OSU won 27–9; the favorite covered, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 36 points stayed under 42.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 73%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
6 of 1060%
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 7.8 against an average line of 10.7; 52.4 points a game (usually 54.1). Of the 6 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
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2024 · Week 13 · close · similar spread & situation
-1126–25 L O45
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-8.520–26 L U50.5
Close
MICH @ IOWA
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar total & rest
-10.527–14 W U42
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2023 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest
-14.527–24 L O48
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2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & season form
-8.551–15 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar rest & situation
-9.536–23 W O47
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LSU @ AUB
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & total
-821–17 L U44.5
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2024 · Week 13 · close · similar total & season form
-143–24 L U46.5
Close
2024 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & situation
-863–31 W O54
Close
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest
-1427–24 L O50.5
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Ohio State ATS trend Hit
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.

Ohio State ATS trend (9-2)
Ohio State have covered 82% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Ohio State 3-1 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Ohio State 9-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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
OSU+26.4 →+27.7▲ 1.3#1
MICH+12.2 →+15.0▲ 2.8#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

OSU
Longer bar = better
MICH
#7
Offense
◀ OSU better
#36
#3
Defense
◀ OSU better
#30
+0.5 #33
Turnovers
Even
+0.4 #41
63 plays #110
Pace
MICH faster ▶
65 plays #84
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OSU has the ball
Advantage: OSU offense
OSU offMICH defEdge
Points / game 37.9 #11 17.9 #15 Even
Yards / play 6.97 #11 4.67 #15 Even
PPA / play +0.34 #4 +0.01 #26 OSU
Success rate 54% #1 41% #63 OSU
When MICH has the ball
Advantage: OSU defense
MICH offOSU defEdge
Points / game 29.3 #54 7.6 #1 OSU
Yards / play 6.43 #24 3.76 #1 OSU
PPA / play +0.18 #39 −0.16 #2 OSU
Success rate 47% #28 34% #7 OSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
OSU scoring against the MICH defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OSU scored
7.5
#33
10.9
#22
18.4
#23
9.5
#9
10.1
#10
19.5
#6
MICH allowed
2.5
#9
6.7
#52
9.3
#17
2.7
#12
5.9
#52
8.6
#17
MICH scoring against the OSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MICH scored
6.9
#41
6.9
#94
13.8
#78
8.7
#16
6.7
#69
15.5
#33
OSU allowed
0.5
#1
2.4
#2
2.9
#1
2.1
#6
2.6
#2
4.7
#2

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MICH +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
29° · 6 mph
gusts 14 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
OSU7d
MICH7d
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 134fast

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