Ohio State at Iowa Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Ohio State by 12.94
TOTAL POINTS
49
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Iowa
Ohio State 
|
90
A-
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
90
A-
|
Power |
98
A+
|
|
87
B+
|
Offensive |
98
A+
|
|
93
A-
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
83
B-
|
SoS (Current) |
93
A-
|
|
90
A-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
95
A
|
|
90
A-
|
SoR (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
90
A-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
99
A+
|
RANKINGS
Iowa
Ohio State
| 32 #32 overall |
Overall | 6 #6 overall |
| 32 #32 overall |
Power | 4 #4 overall |
| 44 #44 overall |
Offensive | 6 #6 overall |
| 21 #21 overall |
Defensive | 3 #3 overall |
| 56 #56 overall |
SoS (Current) | 22 #22 overall |
| 34 #34 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 14 #14 overall |
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Iowa#3222%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Ohio State 78%, Iowa 22% at Iowa.
Ohio State's win probability against Iowa has swung between 65% and 78% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 78% now.
Ohio State's win probability against Iowa has swung between 71% and 82% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 82% now.
Ohio State's win probability against Iowa has swung between 76% and 86% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 86% now.
Ohio State favored
Iowa favored
Even, 50%
Drag across the chart
Week-by-week table
| Week | At Iowa | Neutral | At Ohio State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 81% | 85% | 88% |
| Wk 1 | 74% | 79% | 83% |
| Wk 2 | 77% | 81% | 85% |
| Wk 3 | 78% | 82% | 86% |
| Wk 4 | 65% | 71% | 76% |
| Wk 5 | 67% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 6 | 73% | 78% | 82% |
| Wk 7 | 72% | 77% | 81% |
| Wk 8 | 70% | 75% | 79% |
| Wk 9 | 78% | 82% | 86% |
RECORDS
Iowa
Ohio State
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
5-2 (71.4%) |
Overall |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Home |
4-0 (100%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Away |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
1-1 (50%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
3-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
5-0 (100%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Iowa
Ohio State
| #37 Michigan | Best Win | #7 Indiana |
| #34 Minnesota | Worst Loss | #4 Texas |
| 55 pts vs #189 Northern Iowa | Largest MOV | 56 pts vs #142 Kent St |
| 17 pts vs #6 Ohio State | Largest MOD | 1 pts vs #4 Texas |
OTHER STATISTICS
Iowa
Ohio State
| 28 | Points per Game | 39.3 |
| 14.3 | Points Against | 13.4 |
| 31.3 | Home PPG | 50.5 |
| 11 | Home PA | 10.3 |
| 23.7 | Away PPG | 24.3 |
| 18.7 | Away PA | 17.7 |
| 25-24 | Opponent Record | 29-23 |
| 116.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 79.1 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 5 |
| L 1 | Current Streak | W 5 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Iowa
Ohio State
| Oct 24 | at Minnesota (5-2) | L10-13 | Oct 17 | at #7 Indiana (7-1) | W19-15 |
| Oct 9 | at Washington (4-3) | W41-24 | Oct 10 | vs Maryland (2-5) | W45-16 |
| Oct 3 | vs #6 Ohio State (6-1) | L14-31 | Oct 3 | at Iowa (5-2) | W31-14 |
| Sep 26 | at Michigan (4-3) | W20-19 | Sep 26 | vs Illinois (4-3) | W42-19 |
| Sep 19 | vs Northern Iowa (3-4) | W55-0 | Sep 19 | vs Kent St (3-5) | W59-3 |
| Sep 12 | vs Iowa St (3-4) | W16-13 | Sep 12 | at #4 Texas (5-2) | L23-24 |
| Sep 5 | vs Northern Illinois (0-7) | W40-0 | Sep 5 | vs Ball St (3-5) | W56-3 |