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Ohio St -3.5 vs Indiana?

Posted on 10/14/26 at 10:25 pm
Posted by lsu xman
Member since Oct 2006
17059 posts
Posted on 10/14/26 at 10:25 pm
Anyone feel good about tOSU??
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
16293 posts
Posted on 10/14/26 at 10:57 pm to
I fully expect the Buckeyes to roll, but this is the biggest football game ever played in Bloomington, Indiana. That’s a unique variable, plus the Ryan Day factor gives me pause.
Posted by Translator
Member since May 2025
1317 posts
Posted on 10/14/26 at 11:23 pm to
Going 27-17 OSU. Hoover is no Mendoza and Indiana is maybe a 2 loss team at worst with their roster & schedule.
Posted by holdmuh keystonelite
Member since Oct 2020
5438 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 5:23 am to
Well, they lost at Texas and Indiana is about as good as Texas when playing at home, so no way I would bet it.
Posted by WylieTiger
Member since Nov 2006
15002 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 6:50 am to
I expect Ohio St to win big. Indiana does not have enough juice on offense to keep up.
Posted by Cregg
Orange Beach
Member since Jul 2017
2655 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 7:09 am to
I could see this being a rock fight with Marsh and Becker making a few explosives to give Indiana the win at home.
Posted by LSUTIGERS74
Houston
Member since Oct 2007
303 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 7:25 am to
I am on Ohio St. here but teased down to -2.5 as the half point bugs me above 3.

My sites matchup context:
Ohio State (5-1, 5-1 against FBS) visits Indiana (6-0, 5-0 against FBS). Ohio State scores 42.7 points a game and allows 13.2; Indiana scores 40.2 and allows 11.8. Ohio State is favored by 3.5 after opening at Ohio State -1.5. The total is 51 (opened 48.5).

Ohio State's offense succeeds on 51.1% of its plays against a Indiana defense that allows 31.8%. Indiana's offense succeeds on 49.0% against a Ohio State defense that allows 34.3%.

The bigger play threat of the two offenses is Indiana (explosiveness 1.41); the defense more likely to give up a big play is Indiana (1.43).
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
80951 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 7:26 am to
quote:

I expect Ohio St to win big. Indiana does not have enough juice on offense to keep up


Ohio State's starting LT and RB1 are out vs Indiana.
Posted by migui8618
Member since Nov 2023
996 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 7:43 am to
OSU by double digits.
Posted by Deplorableinohio
Member since Dec 2018
8404 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 8:11 am to
OSU by 17. Easy pickings.
Posted by Houston problem
Member since Oct 2026
167 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 8:12 am to
Ohio State wins big.
Posted by forkedintheroad
Member since Feb 2025
3017 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 8:23 am to
OSU after an early season loss is an absolute lock. Add the fact that everyone is all in on the Smith Heisman push and this smells like OSU by 20.
Posted by AbuTheMonkey
Chicago, IL
Member since May 2014
8797 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 8:46 am to
Absolute sucker bet. Wouldn't touch this one with a 10 foot pole.
Posted by TigerBait2008
Boulder,CO
Member since Jun 2008
41445 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 8:48 am to
You said this last year..
Posted by Bunk Moreland
Member since Dec 2010
71234 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 8:52 am to
It does feel very trappy. I'm glad Kosmo pointed out the info about LT and RB as I might have thrown a large chunk of coin on this.
Posted by CatsGoneWild
Pigeon forge, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2008
15398 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 8:53 am to
I don’t like the Buckeyes in any way shape or form, but they will whip Indiana. They’re overrated
Posted by The Third Leg
Idiot Out Wandering Around
Member since May 2014
12978 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 8:54 am to
Feels like an easy cover for Ohio State based on what I’ve seen, but I would never lay down a bet against Cignetti on his 22 game win streak
Posted by wilceaux
Austin, TX
Member since Apr 2004
13181 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 9:00 am to
quote:

Ohio State's starting LT and RB1 are out vs Indiana.

How good are the backups?
Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
22503 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 9:07 am to
quote:

Add the fact that everyone is all in on the Smith Heisman push and this smells like OSU by 20.


What does Smith’s Heisman hype have to do with the outcome of the game?
Posted by dukke v
PLUTO
Member since Jul 2006
216921 posts
Posted on 10/15/26 at 10:12 am to
Indiana has not looked top 10 good all season…
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