Week 7 •
Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)

Ohio State @ Indiana , Week 7, Oct 17, 2026

4-1 Big Ten Power rating: 27.8
5-0 Big Ten Power rating: 24.3

Is there value in the Ohio State vs Indiana line?

Market line
OSU -2.5
PM Implied
OSU -1.6
Blue Chip model
OSU -0.7
Edge
+1.8IU
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Betting information

Spread
OSU -2.5
Total
48.5
Odds implied score
OSU 25.5 – 23.0 IU
Prediction markets
OSU 56% win chance (Kalshi)

DraftKings · as of October 8, 2026

Ohio State (power rating: 27.8) carries a 3.5-point advantage over Indiana (24.3) on a neutral field per Blue Chip Analytics. Indiana's home field (Blue Chip HFA: 2.6) narrows that gap at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN). The market line is Ohio State -2.5 and our model shows Ohio State -0.7; Modest edge toward Indiana. Beyond home field, the model reads only a slight effect from the conditions. The weather component is provisional until the game-time reading is confirmed. Adjust the factors in the tool above to test your own numbers.

Does weather affect Ohio State vs Indiana at Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)?

The latest reading for Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) shows Mist, 69°F with winds of 7 mph. Gusts reaching 23 mph add variance to the kicking and passing game. Games with gusts at or above 30 mph have seen the total move down by about 1.4 points. It was taken before the ~10-day forecast window opened, so it describes the furthest hour the forecast reached rather than kickoff itself, and it is replaced once the game comes inside the window. Weather data is sourced from WeatherAPI.com.

What do prediction markets say about Ohio State vs Indiana?

Prediction markets on Kalshi price Ohio State as 56% favorites to beat Indiana (44%). That implies a market-derived spread of Ohio State -1.6, in line with the bookmaker line of Ohio State -2.5. The Blue Chip model makes it Ohio State -0.7, in line with the Kalshi consensus. Use the line value calculator below to compare prediction market probabilities against your own line.

How do Ohio State and Indiana compare on power ratings?

Blue Chip Analytics power ratings favor Ohio State (27.8) over Indiana (24.3) by 3.5 points on a neutral field. Despite playing at home, Indiana faces a power rating deficit. Check whether the market spread accounts for this gap. Indiana brings a meaningful home field advantage to this matchup (Blue Chip HFA: 2.6). 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.

Sources

Weather

Blue Chip makes this Ohio State -0.7, 1.8 points toward Indiana against the market.

Conditions

as of October 14, 2026 Preliminary

Mist

69°F

Rain21%
Precip0.00"
Humidity94%
Wind7 mph SSE
Gusts23 mph
Wind map for Ohio State at Indiana: aerial view of Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN), wind from the SSE at 6.9 mph, gusting to 22.8 mph

Quick facts

Week
Week 7
Kickoff (local)
12:00 PM EDT
Venue
Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN)
Capacity
52,626
Elevation
787 ft
Surface
Artificial Turf

Travel and rest

Measure Ohio StateAway IndianaHome
This week195 miles0 miles
Last weekHome game1,103 miles
Season total3,251 miles2,398 miles
Body clock12:0012:00
Rest7 days7 days

Ohio State travels 195 miles to this game, a short road trip. The trip crosses none of the distance or time-zone thresholds that have measured a price, so travel is not a factor here.