OfftheNumber
4Ohio State Buckeyes
5-1, 4-2 ATS
at
5Indiana Hoosiers
6-0, 1-5 ATS
Sat Oct 17 · 12 PMFOXFOX OneMemorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)

The number

Spread
OSU -3 -109
IU +3 -110
Open OSU -3.5 moved 0.5
Fair, no vig: OSU +100 / IU -100 (hold 4.5%)
Best: OSU -2.5 -130 at theScore Bet; IU +3.5 -122 at FanDuel
Total
Over 50.5 -110
Under 50.5 -110
Fair, no vig: O -100 / U -100 (hold 4.8%)
Best: O 49.5 -115 at theScore Bet; U 50.5 -110 at FanDuel
Moneyline
OSU -160
IU +130
Fair, no vig: OSU -142 / IU +142 (hold 5.0%)
Best: OSU -150 at theScore Bet; IU +136 at DraftKings

Updated Fri 3 PM ET Consensus of 10 US books: the line most books are dealing, with the middle price. Lines move. Check your book before you bet. Fair odds strip out the book's cut so you can see the price the market really implies.

Every book (10)
BookOSUIUOverUnderOSU MLIU ML
DraftKings-3-108+3-112o50.5-110u50.5-110-162+136
FanDuel-3.5+100+3.5-122o50.5-110u50.5-110-156+130
BetMGM-3-108+3-110o50.5-108u50.5-110-155+130
Caesars-3-109+3-110o50.5-109u50.5-110-157+133
theScore Bet-2.5-130+2.5+105o49.5-115u49.5-105-150+130
BetRivers-3-113+3-110o50.5-110u50.5-113-165+130
Fanatics-3-105+3-115o50.5-110u50.5-110-155+130
Hard Rock Bet-3.5+100+3.5-125o50.5-110u50.5-110-160+130
Bally Bet-3-113+3-109o50.5-109u50.5-112-162+132
betPARX-3-113+3-109o50.5-109u50.5-112-162+132

Highlighted: the best number on each side. Legal US sportsbooks only.

Injury report

From the Big Ten availability report (Thursday report). Posted Thu 8 PM ET. Schools file it by 8 PM ET the three nights before the game and 2 hours before kickoff. We check every 30 minutes. See the official report

Ohio State
Out
  • Amari Valerio-Hudson WR
  • Austin Siereveld OL
  • Jaxon Powell OL
  • Ja’Kobi Jackson RB
  • Khmari Bing S
  • Leroy Roker III S
Questionable
  • Anthony “Turbo” Rogers RB
  • Brock Boyd WR
Indiana
Doubtful
  • Khobie Martin RB
Questionable
  • Andrew Barker TE

No status changes since the first report we saw (Thu 8 PM ET). Changes and line moves will line up here.

Line movement

Key numbers crossed: none (OSU -3.5 to OSU -3).

Sitting right on 3. A half point either way matters here.

-2-3-4-5key 3OpenNow
OSU line, game-week open to now. Dashed lines are key numbers.
49505152OpenNow
Total, game-week open to now.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread6 of 7 on Indiana
Ohio St 16 Indiana
Total2 of 2 on Under
Over 02 Under

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Tracker bettors

Shows up once 10 people log a bet on this game. Log yours

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We don't copy them here. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Betting form, 2026

Ohio State WWWLWL

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Road2-0 100%Small sample0-2 0% 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.

Indiana LLLLWL

ATSTotals
All games1-5 17%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Home0-4 0%Small sample2-2 50% overSmall sample
As underdognone
Last 51-4 20%Small sample

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

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Dec 6, 2025IU 13, OSU 10OSU -3.5IU covered45.5Under
Nov 23, 2024IU 15, OSU 38OSU -10.5OSU covered51.5Over
Sep 2, 2023OSU 23, IU 3OSU -30.5IU covered59.5Under
Nov 12, 2022IU 14, OSU 56OSU -40OSU covered62Over
Oct 23, 2021OSU 54, IU 7OSU -21OSU covered58.5Over
Nov 21, 2020IU 35, OSU 42OSU -21IU covered67.5Over
Sep 14, 2019OSU 51, IU 10OSU -18OSU covered61.5Under

Ohio State 4-3 ATS in these meetings. 7 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

OSUIU
5-1Record6-0
4-2Against the spread1-5
4-2Over-under3-3
+0.8Avg cover margin-4.3
42.7Points per game40.2
13.2Points allowed11.8
7.14Yards per play7.63
503.5Yards per game462.7
4.30Rush yards per carry6.10
71.8Completion %67.9
45.2Third down %45.3
+5Turnover margin+7
11Sacks allowed9
52.3Penalty yards per game28.8

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

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 Ohio St6 Indiana
Indiana +3.56
Stuckey 1u*Line +3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 16 1:13 PM ET · Record 37-25-1 · Original postBig Cat 1u*Line +3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 15 4:01 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 · Original postDave Portnoy 1u*Line +3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 15 4:01 PM ET · Record 32-34-1 · Original postTom Fornelli 1uLine +3.5 · Price -110 · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 15 8:53 AM ET · Record 34-43-1 · Original postTaylor Lewan 3u*Line +3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 3u as posted · Posted Oct 14 7:00 PM ET · No graded picks yet · Original postJosh Pate 3u*Line +3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 3u as posted · Posted Oct 14 7:00 PM ET · Record 24-19 · Original post
Ohio St +3.51
Will Compton 2u*Line +3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 2u as posted · Posted Oct 14 7:00 PM ET · No graded picks yet · Original post
Total
0 Over2 Under
Under 51.52
Big Cat 1u*Line 51.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 15 4:01 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 · Original postRico Bosco 1u*Line 51.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Posted Oct 15 4:01 PM ET · Record 48-35 · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

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

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