Week 5 • September 27, 2025, 04:00 PM UTC
2-2
MAC
Power Rank: -10.0
20 FINAL 35
2-2
MAC
Power Rank: 0.6
Ohio covered by 4.5 | Game went Under by 2.5

Ohio defeated Bowling Green 35–20 in a double-digit victory.

Bowling Green @ Ohio Preview

General Information

Week: Week 5
Kick Off (at stadium): 12:00 PM EDT
Stadium: Peden Stadium
Capacity: 25,210
Elevation: 640 ft
HFA Rating: 2.7
Playing Surface: Artifical Turf

Betting Information

Spread Ohio -10.5
Total (O/U) 57.5
Expected Score BGSU 23.5 - 34.0 OHIO
Power Rank Implied Line Ohio +10.6
Prediction Markets Ohio 74% Win Chance (Kalshi)

Weather Conditions

Forecast for: February 02, 2026
Moderate or heavy snow showers

Moderate or heavy snow showers

28.9°F

Wind Chill: 20.2°F
Wind: 9.6 mph SW
Gusts: 12.0 mph
Precipitation: 0.01"
Humidity: 91%
Rain Chance: 100%
Snow Chance: 100%

Travel & Rest

Bowling Green (Away)

This Week: 163.0 miles
Last Week: 493.2 miles
Season Total: 2131.5 miles
Body Clock Time: 12:00
Rest Days: 7

Ohio (Home)

This Week: 0.0 miles
Last Week: Home Game
Season Total: 1577.9 miles
Body Clock Time: 12:00
Rest Days: 7

Line Value Calculator

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Betting Information
Current Line Ohio -10.5
Total Points 57.5
Blue Chip Analytics Power Rating
Bowling Green -10.0
Ohio 0.6
Travel Impact
Away Team Travel 163 mi
Home Team Travel 0 mi
Rest Even
HFA: Peden Stadium
Capacity 25,210
Elevation 640 ft
Weather: Moderate or heavy snow showers
Temperature 28.9°F
Wind Speed 9.6 mph
Your Line Ohio +10.6
Implied Value

What are the key factors for Bowling Green vs Ohio?

Bowling Green: Key Factors

Ohio: Key Factors

What happened in the game?

Bowling Green travels 163 miles to this game, a short road trip.

Ohio won by 15 in a double-digit victory.

Ohio covered the spread, covering the spread.

The total went Under by 2.5 points.

Does weather affect this game at Peden Stadium?

At 28.9°F, this is a cold-weather game. Cold conditions below 35°F historically compress scoring and reduce passing efficiency, favouring unders and run-heavy offences.

Precipitation chance is 100%, pointing to a wet-field game. High precip probability increases fumble risk and typically compresses both team totals.

Full conditions are shown in the data panel above. Forecast data sourced from WeatherAPI.com. Use the Line Value Calculator to apply a manual weather adjustment to your projected line.

How do Bowling Green and Ohio compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favour Ohio (0.6) over Bowling Green (-10.0) by 10.6 points on a neutral field. After adding home field advantage, the rating-implied line may differ meaningfully from the market spread. Ohio brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.7). Add this to the neutral-site differential to arrive at a venue-adjusted line.

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings represent expected point margin against an average FBS opponent on a neutral field, calculated from game data sourced via CollegeFootballData.com (CFBD). They are one input — cross-reference with the travel, rest, and weather data above before drawing conclusions.

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Weather

Ohio won and Ohio covered the spread.