Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 7:30 PM ESTWeek 12 · at Ohio State · Conference game
Closing spread
OSU -32.5
✓ OSU W
Total
46.5
▲ Over · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
UCLA 6–39 OSU
✓ OSU (99%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOSU -30.5
CloseOSU -32.5
Total48.5 → 46.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOSU -30.5
2 → OSU
CloseOSU -32.5
2 pts toward Ohio State
Total
Open48.5
▼ 2
Close46.5
Down 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OSU -30.5 · closed OSU -32.5 · moved 2 toward OSUmodel OSU -34
model OSU -34
Opened 48.5 · closed 46.5 · moved 2 downmodel 44.5
model 44.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 30.5–34.5 since 2023: won 100%, covered 49% (77 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 52% (229 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOSU -30.5
CloseOSU -32.5
Total48.5 → 46.5
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 32.5-point home favorite against UCLA, the favorite won 10, covered 3, and 6 went over the total.
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This game: OSU won 48–10; the favorite covered, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 58 points went over 46.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 100%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 56%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 52%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 27.1 against an average line of 30.4; 46.5 points a game (usually 55.6). Of the 5 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-30.5 | 34–3 | W | U49.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar season form & rest |
-31 | 33–24 | L | O45 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & season form |
-36.5 | 37–14 | L | O49 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar season form & situation |
-33.5 | 52–7 | W | O45.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & season form |
-27.5 | 56–6 | W | O53.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 11 · close · similar rest |
-28.5 | 38–10 | L | O46.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & situation |
-26.5 | 38–13 | L | O49.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread |
-31 | 31–10 | L | U48.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 4 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-27.5 | 28–3 | L | U44 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 9 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-31.5 | 21–7 | L | U45 |
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Ohio State ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Miss
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 (7-2)
Ohio State have covered 78% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Ohio State 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Ohio State 7-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Ohio State
2 pts (OSU -30.5 → OSU -32.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 2
48.5 → 46.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 472 earlier overs in games with totals 42.5–50.5, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | |
| 10-0 100% | 8-2 80% | 4-6 40% |
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
UCLA+5.3 →+0.2▼ 5.1#66
OSU+26.4 →+27.5▲ 1.1#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW11
Longer bar = better
#80
Offense
OSU better ▶#8
#115
Defense
OSU better ▶#4
−0.2 #96
Turnovers
OSU better ▶+0.6 #26
63 plays #118
Pace
Even63 plays #114
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UCLA off | OSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.4 #118 | 7.2 #1 | OSU |
| Yards / play | 5.48 #85 | 3.79 #2 | OSU |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #65 | −0.14 #3 | OSU |
| Success rate | 44% #50 | 35% #11 | OSU |
| OSU off | UCLA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.3 #17 | 30.7 #115 | OSU |
| Yards / play | 6.99 #12 | 5.88 #99 | OSU |
| PPA / play | +0.35 #3 | +0.18 #110 | OSU |
| Success rate | 55% #1 | 50% #135 | OSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UCLA scoring against the OSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.2 #132 | 7.6 #88 | 9.8 #116 | 5.6 #77 | 5.1 #106 | 10.7 #100 | |
0.7 #1 | 2.6 #3 | 3.2 #1 | 1.8 #4 | 2.2 #1 | 4.0 #1 |
OSU scoring against the UCLA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.2 #39 | 10.7 #26 | 17.9 #30 | 8.4 #22 | 10.0 #11 | 18.4 #12 | |
7.6 #112 | 9.1 #101 | 16.7 #114 | 5.4 #67 | 8.6 #121 | 14.0 #106 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
61° · 13 mph
gusts 30 mph · 0.094 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
UCLA7d
OSU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 126 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
UCLA 1,966 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
UCLA backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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