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4Ohio State Buckeyes
5-1, 4-2 ATS
31
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17Iowa Hawkeyes
5-1, 4-2 ATS
14
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Closing number

Spread
OSU -14.5
IOWA +14.5
Open –
Total
Over 46.5
Under 46.5

Source: DraftKings.

OSU 31, IOWA 14. OSU covered by 2.5, under by 1.5.

Our crowd

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

Public cappers

Spread4 of 5 on Ohio St
Ohio St 41 Iowa
Total1 capper on Over
Over 10 Under
Moneyline3 of 5 on Ohio St
Ohio St 32 Iowa

Each capper counts once. See their picks

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent Ohio St Iowa
Indiana
L 10-13 neutral
-3 · -3.5 Didn't cover
L 15-20 home
-5 · +8.5 Covered
Minnesota
W 42-3 home
+39 · -23.5 Covered
W 41-3 home
+38 · -7.5 Covered
Penn St
W 38-14 home
+24 · -17.5 Covered
W 25-24 home
+1 · -3.5 Didn't cover
Rutgers
W 42-9 home
+33 · -28.5 Covered
W 38-28 away
+10 · -2.5 Covered
Wisconsin
W 34-0 away
+34 · -24.5 Covered
W 37-0 away
+37 · -4.5 Covered

Against 5 common opponents: Ohio St won by 25.4 on average, 4-1 against the spread. Iowa won by 16.2 on average, 4-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
4 Ohio St1 Iowa
Ohio St +14.54
Will Compton Line +14.5 · Price -110 · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 3 11:37 AM ET · Flat record 8-11, -3.7u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postBig Cat *Line +14 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:20 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postDave Portnoy *Line +14 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:20 PM ET · Flat record 32-34-1, -4.9u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postJosh Pate 4u*Line +14.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 4u as posted · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 30 6:45 PM ET · Flat record 34-31, -0.1u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Iowa +14.51
Nick Saban *Line +14.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 3 11:59 AM ET · Flat record 3-3, -0.3u · Original post
Total
1 Over0 Under
Ohio St team over 30.51
Rico Bosco *Line 30.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:20 PM ET · Flat record 48-35, +8.7u · Original post
Over 45.51
Tom Fornelli Line 45.5 · Price -110 · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 10:01 AM ET · Flat record 41-48-1, -3.5u · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

Straight up: GameDay celebrity guest picker on Iowa, Kirk Herbstreit on Ohio State, Desmond Howard on Iowa, Pat McAfee on Ohio State, Nick Saban on Ohio State

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

Betting form, 2026 to date

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.

Iowa WLWWLW

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample2-4 33% overSmall sample
Home2-2 50%Small sample1-3 25% overSmall sample
As underdog2-1 67%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 3, 2026OSU 31, IOWA 14OSU -14.5OSU covered46.5Under
Oct 5, 2024IOWA 7, OSU 35OSU -17.5OSU covered45.5Under
Oct 22, 2022IOWA 10, OSU 54OSU -29.5OSU covered50Over

Ohio State 3-0 ATS in these meetings. 3 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2022-2025 + 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

OSUIOWA
5-1Record5-1
4-2Against the spread4-2
4-2Over-under2-4
+0.8Avg cover margin+6.3
42.7Points per game31.0
13.2Points allowed14.5
7.14Yards per play6.45
503.5Yards per game403.2
4.30Rush yards per carry6.10
71.8Completion %62.6
45.2Third down %39.4
+5Turnover margin+5
11Sacks allowed5
52.3Penalty yards per game53.3

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

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