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2-4, 3-3 ATS
16
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5-1, 4-2 ATS
45
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Closing number

Spread
MD +31.5
OSU -31.5
Open –
Total
Over 56.5
Under 56.5

Source: DraftKings.

MD 16, OSU 45. MD covered by 2.5, over by 4.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Ohio St
Maryland 01 Ohio St

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 7 common opponents
Opponent Maryland Ohio St
Illinois
L 6-24 away
-18 · +15.5 Didn't cover
W 34-16 away
+18 · -15.5 Covered
Indiana
L 10-55 home
-45 · +21.5 Didn't cover
L 10-13 neutral
-3 · -3.5 Didn't cover
Michigan
L 20-45 home
-25 · +13.5 Didn't cover
W 27-9 away
+18 · -10 Covered
Rutgers
L 20-35 away
-15 · +1.5 Didn't cover
W 42-9 home
+33 · -28.5 Covered
UCLA
L 17-20 away
-3 · +4.5 Covered
W 48-10 home
+38 · -32.5 Covered
Washington
L 20-24 home
-4 · +5.5 Covered
W 24-6 away
+18 · -9.5 Covered
Wisconsin
W 27-10 away
+17 · +10.5 Covered
W 34-0 away
+34 · -24.5 Covered

Against 7 common opponents: Maryland lost by 13.3 on average, 3-4 against the spread. Ohio St won by 22.3 on average, 6-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Maryland1 Ohio St
Ohio St -34.51
Dave Portnoy *Line -34.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:50 PM ET · Flat record 32-34-1, -4.9u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Maryland WWLLLW

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Road2-1 67%Small sample2-1 67% overSmall sample
As underdog1-3 25%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Ohio State WWWLWL

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Home2-2 50%Small sample4-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite3-2 60%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10, 2026MD 16, OSU 45OSU -31.5MD covered56.5Over
Oct 7, 2023MD 17, OSU 37OSU -17OSU covered56Under
Nov 19, 2022OSU 43, MD 30OSU -26MD covered63Over
Oct 9, 2021MD 17, OSU 66OSU -21.5OSU covered71.5Over
Nov 9, 2019MD 14, OSU 73OSU -42.5OSU covered66Over

Maryland 2-3 ATS in these meetings. 5 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2019-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

MDOSU
2-4Record5-1
3-3Against the spread4-2
5-1Over-under4-2
-5.5Avg cover margin+0.8
28.0Points per game42.7
32.7Points allowed13.2
5.42Yards per play7.14
377.7Yards per game503.5
4.50Rush yards per carry4.30
62.1Completion %71.8
33.7Third down %45.2
+4Turnover margin+5
6Sacks allowed11
67.7Penalty yards per game52.3

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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