Sacramento St wins, or loses by 22 points or fewer.
Confidence78%
Model74.1%SportsbooksOdds69.3%Edge+4.8
Total
Over 41.5▴odds up −200Won74%
The two teams score 42 or more points between them.
Confidence74%
Model71.6%SportsbooksOdds68.9%Edge+2.7
Reading a pick: Sportsbooks is the win chance built into the odds when the pick went up, Model is our model’s own number, and Edge is the gap between them. Every pick is graded once the game is final.
Predicted score by quarterThe model’s most likely score in each quarter, away team first
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q41st halfFinal
OHIOOhio0141401428
SACSacramento St77071421
Most likely final scoresOHIO 28–21 SAC 0.6%OHIO 24–21 SAC 0.6%OHIO 28–14 SAC 0.6%
Projected box scoreModel onlyBuilt from 18 full box scores per team · not a betting line
OHIOOhioSacramento StSAC
Offense
371▲ 468Total yards▼ 267330
172▲ 203Passing yards▼ 140193
199▲ 265Rushing yards▼ 127137
20▲ 30First downs▼ 1318
Scoring
4▲ 6Touchdowns▼ 13
2▼ 1Passing touchdowns= 11
2▲ 5Rushing touchdowns▼ 02
Ball security
1▼ 0Turnovers= 11
1▼ 0Interceptions thrown= 11
1▼ 0Fumbles lost▼ 01
0Sacks allowed0
48▲ 55Penalty yards▲ 13056
Team stat picksThe model’s own lines on each team’s yards and first downs · no sportsbook odds
OHIOTotal yardsOver 298.5Proj. 37172%Won · 468
OHIOPassing yardsOver 115.5Proj. 17272%Won · 203
OHIORushing yardsOver 146.5Proj. 19972%Won · 265
OHIOFirst downsOver 16.5Proj. 2070%Won · 30
SACTotal yardsOver 256.5Proj. 33072%Won · 267
SACPassing yardsOver 136.5Proj. 19372%Won · 140
SACRushing yardsOver 84.5Proj. 13772%Won · 127
SACFirst downsOver 14.5Proj. 1973%Lost · 13
Key playersProjected lines for each team’s quarterback, running back and top receivers
Road form.Ohio is 1-2 on the road this season, losing by 10.0 points a game.
Home form.Sacramento St is 1-2 at home, scoring 22.7 points a game there.
Line move.The spread opened at SAC +13.5 and is now SAC +16.5, a 3-point move toward Ohio.
Rest.Both teams come in on 7 days’ rest.
Streak.Ohio has won 3 in a row.
Tale of the tape
OHIOOhioSACSacramento State
OHIOOhioSACSacramento State
4-2Record1-5
1-2 roadRoad / home1-2 home
W3StreakL4
7 daysRest7 days
27.5Points per game16.3
24.7Points allowed30.2
+17Point differentialseason to date−83
158Passing yards / game204
197Rushing yards / game104
52%3rd-down conversion35%
4Takeaways3
0Sacks0
8Turnovers12
157Passing yards / game236
158Rushing yards / game132
47%3rd-down conversion47%
2Takeaways1
0Sacks0
5Turnovers8
Season to date, per game, from the box scores; “road · home” compares Ohio’s road games with Sacramento St’s home games. The brighter bar marks the better side.
Recent games
Most recent first · closing moneyline beside each score · form reads oldest to newestMost recent first · closing moneyline
OHIOOhio4-2WLWWW
Wk 6Oct 10vs CMU
CMUC Michigan14OHIOOhio31
C Michigan moneyline +107Ohio moneyline −145
WFINAL
Wk 5Oct 3@ KENT
OHIOOhio13KENTKent State10
Ohio moneyline −182Kent State moneyline +140
WFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26vs STON
STONStonehill7OHIOOhio35
Stonehill moneyline +1500Ohio moneyline −10000
WFINAL
Wk 3Sep 19@ USA
OHIOOhio36USASouth Alabama41
Ohio moneyline +200South Alabama moneyline −286
LFINAL
Wk 2Sep 12vs JVST
JVSTJax State27OHIOOhio29
Jax State moneyline +102Ohio moneyline −130
WF/OT
SACSacramento St1-5WLLLL
Wk 6Oct 10@ BGSU
SACSacramento St10BGSUBowling Green38
Sacramento St moneyline +270Bowling Green moneyline −357
LFINAL
Wk 4Sep 26vs MASS
MASSUMass35SACSacramento St6
UMass moneyline −233Sacramento St moneyline +170
LFINAL
Wk 3Sep 19vs NDSU
NDSUN Dakota St31SACSacramento St10
N Dakota St moneyline −3333Sacramento St moneyline +1250
LFINAL
Wk 2Sep 12@ FRES
SACSacramento St3FRESFresno St49
Sacramento St moneyline +660Fresno St moneyline −1429
LFINAL
Wk 1Sep 5vs MVS
MVSMiss Valley St0SACSacramento St52
–Miss Valley St: no odds on record–Sacramento St: no odds on record
WFINAL
Standings
2026 season · conference standings · todayTeams in this game
Where each line opened and where it sits now at the sportsbooks we follow. Spreads are listed for the home team.
Ohio beat Sacramento State 48–7 in college football Week 7, on Saturday, October 17 at 10:00 PM ET. The moneyline had Ohio at −1250 and Sacramento State at +700.
Our model predicted a final score of Ohio 28, Sacramento St 21. Its picks: Ohio to win (−1111), won; Sacramento State +22.5 (−256), lost; over 41.5 points (−200), won. The best pick was Sacramento State +22.5, at 78% confidence.