Northwestern at Ohio State Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Ohio State by 13.7
TOTAL POINTS
53
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Northwestern
Ohio State 
|
93
A-
|
Overall |
98
A+
|
|
94
A
|
Power |
98
A+
|
|
93
A-
|
Offensive |
98
A+
|
|
94
A
|
Defensive |
98
A+
|
|
87
B+
|
SoS (Current) |
93
A-
|
|
93
A-
|
SoS (Full Season) |
95
A
|
|
94
A
|
SoR (Current) |
98
A+
|
|
95
A
|
SoR (Full Season) |
99
A+
|
RANKINGS
Northwestern
Ohio State
| 22 #22 overall |
Overall | 6 #6 overall |
| 19 #19 overall |
Power | 4 #4 overall |
| 23 #23 overall |
Offensive | 6 #6 overall |
| 18 #18 overall |
Defensive | 3 #3 overall |
| 44 #44 overall |
SoS (Current) | 22 #22 overall |
| 22 #22 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 14 #14 overall |
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Northwestern#2221%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Ohio State 79%, Northwestern 21% at Ohio State.
Ohio State's win probability against Northwestern is trending down — from 91% to 69% over the last 6 weeks.
Ohio State's win probability against Northwestern is trending down — from 93% to 74% over the last 6 weeks.
Ohio State's win probability against Northwestern is trending down — from 95% to 79% over the last 6 weeks.
Ohio State favored
Northwestern favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Northwestern | Neutral | At Ohio State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 94% | 95% | 96% |
| Wk 1 | 88% | 91% | 93% |
| Wk 2 | 92% | 94% | 95% |
| Wk 3 | 91% | 93% | 95% |
| Wk 4 | 75% | 79% | 83% |
| Wk 5 | 73% | 78% | 82% |
| Wk 6 | 61% | 67% | 73% |
| Wk 7 | 65% | 71% | 76% |
| Wk 8 | 68% | 73% | 78% |
| Wk 9 | 69% | 74% | 79% |
RECORDS
Northwestern
Ohio State
|
0-0 (0%) |
Head to Head |
0-0 (0%) |
|
6-1 (85.7%) |
Overall |
6-1 (85.7%) |
|
5-0 (100%) |
Home |
4-0 (100%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Away |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
1-1 (50%) |
|
1-1 (50%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
3-1 (75%) |
|
5-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
3-0 (100%) |
|
4-1 (80%) |
Last 5 Games |
5-0 (100%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Northwestern
Ohio State
| #89 Penn State | Best Win | #7 Indiana |
| #7 Indiana | Worst Loss | #4 Texas |
| 34 pts vs #113 Colorado | Largest MOV | 56 pts vs #142 Kent St |
| 6 pts vs #7 Indiana | Largest MOD | 1 pts vs #4 Texas |
OTHER STATISTICS
Northwestern
Ohio State
| 34.7 | Points per Game | 39.3 |
| 16.6 | Points Against | 13.4 |
| 39.2 | Home PPG | 50.5 |
| 13.2 | Home PA | 10.3 |
| 23.5 | Away PPG | 24.3 |
| 25 | Away PA | 17.7 |
| 25-28 | Opponent Record | 29-23 |
| 103.6 | Avg Opponent Rank | 79.1 |
| W 4 | Longest Streak | W 5 |
| W 4 | Current Streak | W 5 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Northwestern
Ohio State
| Oct 24 | vs Rutgers (2-5) | W42-14 | Oct 17 | at #7 Indiana (7-1) | W19-15 |
| Oct 17 | at Michigan St (2-6) | W24-21 | Oct 10 | vs Maryland (2-5) | W45-16 |
| Oct 10 | vs Ball St (3-5) | W45-14 | Oct 3 | at Iowa (5-2) | W31-14 |
| Oct 2 | vs Penn State (3-4) | W34-13 | Sep 26 | vs Illinois (4-3) | W42-19 |
| Sep 25 | at #7 Indiana (7-1) | L23-29 | Sep 19 | vs Kent St (3-5) | W59-3 |
| Sep 19 | vs Colorado (2-5) | W41-7 | Sep 12 | at #4 Texas (5-2) | L23-24 |
| Sep 5 | vs South Dakota St (6-2) | W34-18 | Sep 5 | vs Ball St (3-5) | W56-3 |