Ohio State Buckeyes roll into Bloomington on a four-game winning streak, but Indiana hasn't lost all season.
Ohio State enters at 5-1 on a four-game winning streak (W4). Indiana sits at 6-0, riding a six-game winning streak (W6) into Saturday's meeting at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
Game details
| When | Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET |
| Where | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
| TV | Fox |
| Line | Ohio State Buckeyes -3.5 | O/U 50.5 (market view) |
| Ohio State Buckeyes record | 5-1 |
| Indiana Hoosiers record | 6-0 |
The matchup
Ohio State's four-game run includes a 45-16 win over Maryland Terrapins at home on October 10, a 31-14 road win over Iowa Hawkeyes on October 3, a 42-19 home win over Illinois Fighting Illini on September 26 and a 59-3 blowout of Kent State Golden Flashes at home on September 19. The only blemish in that stretch of five games is a 23-24 road loss to Texas Longhorns on September 12.
Indiana has yet to lose, closing with a 20-17 road win over Nebraska Cornhuskers on October 10 and a 47-15 road win over Rutgers Scarlet Knights on October 3. Before that came a 29-23 home win over Northwestern Wildcats on September 25, a 38-0 shutout of Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on September 19 and a 55-0 shutout of Howard Bison on September 12.
Key matchups
Ohio State has outscored opponents 256-79 this season, while Indiana has put up 241 points against 71 allowed. Ohio State's offense has shown it can hit big numbers in a hurry, dropping 59 and 45 points in two of its last five games, and the question in Bloomington is whether Indiana's defense, which has posted two shutouts this season, can keep that kind of output in check.
Indiana's margin has gotten tighter as the weeks go on, with wins of three and six points over Nebraska and Northwestern compared to the lopsided shutouts earlier in the year. That trend against a Buckeyes offense that scored 42 or more points in three of its last five games is the matchup to watch.
The pick
The market has Ohio State as a 3.5-point favorite with a total of 50.5, and the market score sits at Ohio State 27, Indiana 24. Given Indiana's unbeaten record and six-game streak against a Ohio State team that already dropped one road game to Texas, this one looks closer than the raw scoring totals suggest, but Ohio State's offensive firepower gives it the slight edge the line reflects.
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Wk6 W 45-16 vs Maryland Terrapins, Wk5 W 31-14 vs Iowa Hawkeyes, Wk4 W 42-19 vs Illinois Fighting Illini |
| Indiana Hoosiers | Wk6 W 20-17 vs Nebraska Cornhuskers, Wk5 W 47-15 vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Wk4 W 29-23 vs Northwestern Wildcats |
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Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.