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2026 · WK 8

Big Ten · #3 AP · 6-1 · 4-0 CONF · ATS 5-2 · O/U 4-3

Ohio State Buckeyes

HC Ryan Day (8th yr) · OC Arthur Smith · DC Matt Patricia

STARTS IN 12 PERSONNEL (4 OF 7) · BASE D 3-4-4 · SHOTGUN 75%

Power rating21.22nd
CFP odds88%—
PLAYOFFIN→LIKELY
Proj. wins9.9of 12
Fan pulse—11 of 30 scored

Big Ten · #3 AP · 6-1 · 4-0 CONF · ATS 5-2 · O/U 4-3

Ohio State

Buckeyes · HC Ryan Day (8th yr) · starts in 12 (4 of 7) · base D 3-4-4

Power rating21.22nd
CFP odds · outlook88%—IN→LIKELY
Proj. wins9.9of 12
Fan pulse—11 of 30 scored

Ohio State

#3 · 6-1 · 4-0 Big Ten

POWER RATING21.22nd in FBS
CFP ODDS88%no change
PROJ. WINS9.9of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKIN→LIKELY

1 loss now · CFP 88% in sims · CCG 79% · title 55%

FAN PULSE—11 of 30 scored

Coverage →

RECORD6-1
ATS · O/U5-2 · 4-3
POSTGAME WE · AVG83%5.8 expected wins
NET EPA / PLAY+0.352nd FBS

Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS (10K SIMS) · FUTURE ROWS: PREGAME WP + MODEL LINEPOSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS (10K SIMS)POSTGAME WE · 10K SIMS

Ohio State schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
WP · post / pre
O/U
Model
1Ball StateBall StateW56–3−51−51W+1.0561%21%100%O 56—
EPA +1.05 · SR 61% · O 56WE 100%
2at Texasat TexasL23–24+2.5+2.5W+0.0338%48%46%U 51—
EPA +0.03 · SR 38% · U 51WE 46%
3Kent StateKent StateW59–3−52.5−52.5W+0.9466%14%100%O 59—
EPA +0.94 · SR 66% · O 59WE 100%
4IllinoisIllinoisW42–19−25.5−25.5L+0.4261%44%90%O 53.5—
EPA +0.42 · SR 61% · O 53.5WE 90%
5at Iowaat IowaW31–14−14.5−14.5W+0.6251%33%84%U 46—
EPA +0.62 · SR 51% · U 46WE 84%
6MarylandMarylandW45–16−31.5−31.5L+0.3947%25%96%O 56.5—
EPA +0.39 · SR 47% · O 56.5WE 96%
7at Indianaat IndianaW19–15−3−3W+0.0638%35%62%U 49.5—
EPA +0.06 · SR 38% · U 49.5WE 62%
8BYE
9at USCat USCNEXTSAT 7:30 NBCSAT 7:30−6.5−6.5————73%53.5−10.2
MODEL −10.2 · TOTAL 53.5WP 73%
10OregonOregonNOV 7NOV 7—−13.479%−13.4
MODEL −13.4WP 79%
11NorthwesternNorthwesternNOV 14NOV 14—−15.482%−15.4
MODEL −15.4WP 82%
12at Nebraskaat NebraskaNOV 21NOV 21—−7.968%−7.9
MODEL −7.9WP 68%
13MichiganMichiganNOV 28NOV 28—−17.686%−17.6
MODEL −17.6WP 86%