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🎯 Game Intel
2026 • Week 6
MD
Maryland
Big Ten • Terrapins
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OSU
Ohio State
Big Ten • Buckeyes
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🎯Win Probability Forecast
MD
5%
win probability
PROJECTED SCORE
MD 13 – OSU 40
Total: 54 pts
High Data Confidence
Line: MD -32.5 • total 56.0
Bovada • context only, not a pick
OSU (HOME)
95%
win probability
Model cfb-sp-v1: SP+ edge, home field, rest and travel. Officials are not published in the college feed, so there is no crew adjustment.
🧠What drives the forecast
✓Ohio State holds the ratings edge over Maryland, about 24.9 points on SP+.
✓Home field for Ohio State is worth about 2.5 points.
✓Ohio State's offense ranks 1st in SP+.
✓Ohio State's defense ranks 2nd in SP+.
Penalty risk
🚩Big Ten crews call 17% fewer penalties than the FBS average (10.55 per game); the home-visitor split is even. Most common: False Start.
🚩OSU draws False Start 2.0 times a game over 5 games. Big Ten crews call it 12% less often than FBS crews, so about 1.8 expected.
🚩OSU draws Defensive Pass Interference 1.4 times a game over 5 games.
🚩MD draws False Start 1.4 times a game over 5 games. Big Ten crews call it 12% less often than FBS crews, so about 1.2 expected.
⚔️Team Profiles
StatMarylandOhio State
SP+ overall rank552
SP+ offense rank561
SP+ defense rank542
Pass rate62%49%
Plays per game69.866.1
Explosive play rate5.8%6.9%
Explosives allowed5.6%3.4%
Sack rate (defense)6.9%7.9%
Offense success rate42.3%51.6%
Offense PPA / play0.070.35
Defense PPA allowed0.07-0.08
Havoc rate (defense)15.5%20.1%
Maryland derived scheme
early down aggressivepass heavy
Ohio State derived scheme
balancedlimits explosivespressure defense
SP+ and advanced stats from CFBD for the current season; scheme tags derived from the play-by-play. Lower rank is better.
🏃Officiating Crew
BIG-TEN Big Ten officials
Big Ten crews call 17% fewer penalties than the FBS average (10.55 per game); the home-visitor split is even. Most common: False Start.
Flags / game
10.55
FBS average
12.74
vs FBS
-17%
Yards / game
91.8
On home team
49%
Home lean
+1.1 pts
Most called
False Start2.29 / game
Offensive Holding1.49 / game
Defensive Pass Interference1.26 / game
Defensive Offside0.68 / game
Defensive Holding0.53 / game
Delay of Game0.53 / game
160 games on file for this conference's crews over the last two seasons. Officials are not published for college games. College crews are assigned by conference, so this is the profile of the conference that staffs this game.
📋Coaching Staffs
Maryland
Head coachMike Locksley
Ohio State
Head coachRyan Day
Coordinators appear when the staff file lists them.
🏟️Situational Context
Kickoff
Sat Oct 10, 4:15 PM ET
Venue
Ohio Stadium
Location
Columbus, OH
Roof
outdoor
Conference game
Yes
Neutral site
No
Game type
regular
Officials
Not published