Ball St at Ohio State Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Ohio State by 54.05
TOTAL POINTS
55
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Ball St
Ohio State 
|
69
D+
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
63
D-
|
Power |
98
A+
|
|
65
D
|
Offensive |
98
A+
|
|
62
D-
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
73
C-
|
SoS (Current) |
93
A-
|
|
74
C
|
SoS (Full Season) |
95
A
|
|
67
D+
|
SoR (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
63
D-
|
SoR (Full Season) |
99
A+
|
RANKINGS
Ball St
Ohio State
| 105 #156 overall |
Overall | 6 #6 overall |
| 129 #142 overall |
Power | 4 #4 overall |
| 121 #135 overall |
Offensive | 6 #6 overall |
| 131 #152 overall |
Defensive | 3 #3 overall |
| 94 #95 overall |
SoS (Current) | 22 #22 overall |
| 89 #89 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 14 #14 overall |
Ohio State#699%
Ball St#1051%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Ohio State 99%, Ball St 1% at Ohio State.
Ohio State's win probability against Ball St has held at 99% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
Ohio State's win probability against Ball St has held at 99% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
Ohio State's win probability against Ball St has held at 99% over the last 6 weeks — this matchup has settled.
Ohio State favored
Ball St favored
Even, 50%
Drag across the chart
Week-by-week table
| Week | At Ball St | Neutral | At Ohio State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Wk 1 | 98% | 98% | 99% |
| Wk 2 | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Wk 3 | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Wk 4 | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Wk 5 | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Wk 6 | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Wk 7 | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Wk 8 | 99% | 99% | 99% |
| Wk 9 | 99% | 99% | 99% |
RECORDS
Ball St
Ohio State
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-5 (37.5%) |
Overall |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Home |
4-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Away |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
1-1 (50%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
2-1 (66.7%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
5-0 (100%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Ball St
Ohio State
| #219 Bowling Green | Best Win | #7 Indiana |
| #142 Kent St | Worst Loss | #4 Texas |
| 24 pts vs #233 Stony Brook | Largest MOV | 56 pts vs #142 Kent St |
| 53 pts vs #6 Ohio State | Largest MOD | 1 pts vs #4 Texas |
OTHER STATISTICS
Ball St
Ohio State
| 22 | Points per Game | 39.3 |
| 35.3 | Points Against | 13.4 |
| 33 | Home PPG | 50.5 |
| 24.3 | Home PA | 10.3 |
| 15.4 | Away PPG | 24.3 |
| 41.8 | Away PA | 17.7 |
| 35-26 | Opponent Record | 29-23 |
| 149.4 | Avg Opponent Rank | 79.1 |
| L 4 | Longest Streak | W 5 |
| W 2 | Current Streak | W 5 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Ball St
Ohio State
| Oct 24 | vs Sacramento St (1-7) | W34-17 | Oct 17 | at #7 Indiana (7-1) | W19-15 |
| Oct 17 | at Bowling Green (2-6) | W32-31 | Oct 10 | vs Maryland (2-5) | W45-16 |
| Oct 10 | at #22 Northwestern (6-1) | L14-45 | Oct 3 | at Iowa (5-2) | W31-14 |
| Oct 3 | vs Toledo (6-2) | L24-39 | Sep 26 | vs Illinois (4-3) | W42-19 |
| Sep 26 | at Kent St (3-5) | L13-26 | Sep 19 | vs Kent St (3-5) | W59-3 |
| Sep 19 | at Liberty (6-1) | L15-51 | Sep 12 | at #4 Texas (5-2) | L23-24 |
| Sep 12 | vs Stony Brook (5-3) | W41-17 | Sep 5 | vs Ball St (3-5) | W56-3 |
| Sep 5 | at #6 Ohio State (6-1) | L3-56 |