Result
Final: Ohio State 59, Kent State 3
Closest: SP+ (Ohio State by 53.2, missed by 2.8). 2 of 2 models named the winner.
Both models favor Ohio State. The line, shown for comparison only, has Ohio State by 52.5.
No call was made for this game: Our model had no number for it before kickoff.
SP+ has Ohio State by 53.2 and Elo has Ohio State by 40.4. SP+ and Elo are 12.8 points apart.
This page was first built after kickoff, so these are the week's projections as recorded then, from the same weekly ratings the season record scores.
Every model
| Model | Says | Missed by |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ Closest Kent State -21.5 vs Ohio State +29.2 | Ohio State by 53.2 ✓ | 2.8 |
| Elo Kent State 1035 vs Ohio State 1983 | Ohio State by 40.4 ✓ | 15.6 |
| Our model · experimental no snapshot for this game | n/a | – |
| Line (benchmark) pregame line | Ohio State by 52.5 | 3.5 |
Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. ✓ when a model named the winner, ✗ when it did not; Closest marks the one nearest the final margin (an exact tie goes to the first listed). How these work ›
Key injuries
No injury list was recorded for this game: its page was first built after kickoff.
Team pages
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