Sat, Oct 17, 12:00 PM ET· Memorial Stadium· Ohio State -4 · O/U 49.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 195 mi / 0 miForecast: 52°F · wind 12 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Ohio State -4 · O/U 49.5
opened Ohio State -3.5, now Ohio State -4 · total opened 49, now 49.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Ohio State as road favorite
2026 overall: 4-2 ATS (6 games) · 4-2 O/U (6 games)
2026 as road favorite: 1-0 ATS (1 game) · 0-1 O/U (1 game)
Last season (2025): 4-1 ATS (5 games) · 0-5 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 17-10-2 ATS (29 games) · 12-17 O/U (29 games)
Indiana as home underdog
2026 overall: 1-5 ATS (6 games) · 3-3 O/U (6 games)
2026 as home underdog: none in this role
Last season (2025): none in this role
Since 2020: 7-7 ATS (14 games) · 8-6 O/U (14 games)
Away
Home
2026 · TraditionalIndiana · 6 of 9
503.5
Yards / game
462.7
3.79
Points / drive
3.57
5.5
TDs / game
5.0
45.2
3rd-down %
45.3
70.0
RZ TD %
75.0
0.3
Turnover margin
0.5
1.5
Sacks / game
3.3
4.8
TFL / game
8.2
12.8
Havoc / game
15.0
43.9 / 56.1
Pass / Rush split
38.6 / 61.4
2026 · Situational matchup
When Ohio State has the ball
Ohio State's early-down offense ranks 19th of 138. Indiana's early-down defense ranks 30th of 138.
Ohio State's passing-down offense ranks 71st of 138. Indiana's passing-down defense ranks 89th of 138.
Ohio State's third-down offense ranks 60th of 138. Indiana's third-down defense ranks 70th of 138.
Ohio State's red-zone offense ranks 47th of 138. Indiana's red-zone defense ranks 106th of 138.
When Indiana has the ball
Indiana's early-down offense ranks 6th of 138. Ohio State's early-down defense ranks 28th of 138.
Indiana's passing-down offense ranks 64th of 138. Ohio State's passing-down defense ranks 43rd of 138.
Indiana's third-down offense ranks 44th of 138. Ohio State's third-down defense ranks 35th of 138.
Indiana's red-zone offense ranks 63rd of 138. Ohio State's red-zone defense ranks 18th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.154 last 3 vs 0.186 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.149 last 3 vs -0.194 season)
Offense formabout the same(0.251 last 3 vs 0.243 season)
▼Defense form-0.094 last 3 vs -0.180 season (+0.087)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJulian Sayin — 1772 yd, 17 TD
RushingBo Jackson — 460 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingJeremiah Smith — 916 yd, 11 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJosh Hoover — 1364 yd, 17 TD
RushingTurbo Richard — 597 yd, 5 TD
ReceivingCharlie Becker — 529 yd, 8 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Ohio State offense
19thof 1380.165265 plays
vs
Indiana defense · allowed
30thof 138-0.106Ohio State defense · allowed
28thof 138-0.108214 plays
vs
Indiana offense
6thof 1380.232212 plays
Passing downs
Ohio State offense
71stof 1380.041113 plays
vs
Indiana defense · allowed
89thof 1380.076151 plays
Ohio State defense · allowed
43rdof 138-0.102145 plays
vs
Indiana offense
64thof 1380.058103 plays
Third down
Ohio State offense
60thof 1380.12073 plays
vs
Indiana defense · allowed
70thof 1380.01488 plays
Ohio State defense · allowed
35thof 138-0.14283 plays
vs
Indiana offense
44thof 1380.20064 plays
Red zone
Ohio State offense
47thof 1380.11782 plays
vs
Indiana defense · allowed
106thof 1380.12834 plays · small sample
Ohio State defense · allowed
18thof 138-0.31532 plays · small sample
vs
Indiana offense
63rdof 1380.05177 plays
Field advancement
Ohio State offense
3rdof 13864.8%vs
Indiana defense · allowed
11thof 13831.3%Ohio State defense · allowed
6thof 13829.3%vs
Indiana offense
4thof 13864.6%Away
Home
Ohio State Offense vs Indiana DefenseOhio State · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.45#6
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#60.34
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.179#18
334 plays
EPA/Play
#29-0.100
allowed · 300 plays
0.388#3
158 plays
EPA/Pass
#47-0.093
allowed · 154 plays
-0.009#85
176 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#35-0.107
allowed · 146 plays
56.0%#6
334 plays
Success Rate
#3241.3%
allowed · 300 plays
57.0%#6
Pass Success Rate
#4040.0%
allowed
55.1%#10
Rush Success Rate
#938.5%
allowed
64.8%#3
Available Yards %
#1131.3%
allowed
68.0#30
Net Field Position
#1375.1
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.165#19
265 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#30-0.106
allowed
6.2#22
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#228.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Ohio State Defense vs Indiana OffenseOhio State · 6 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.34#5
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#140.32
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.139#21
allowed · 285 plays
EPA/Play
#100.226
269 plays
-0.350#5
allowed · 152 plays
EPA/Pass
#50.374
120 plays
0.102#111
allowed · 133 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#390.106
149 plays
41.4%#33
allowed · 285 plays
Success Rate
#4449.1%
269 plays
31.6%#1
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#1055.8%
50.6%#113
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#11643.6%
29.3%#6
allowed
Available Yards %
#464.6%
74.0#24
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#2967.9
-0.108#28
allowed · 214 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#60.232
212 plays
7.5#49
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#566.7
2026 · Situational EPAOhio State · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.187
338 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.228
277 plays
-0.145
288 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.105
306 plays
0.117
82 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.051
77 plays
-0.315
32 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.128
34 plays · small sample
0.120
73 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.200
64 plays
-0.142
83 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.014
88 plays