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Monday, October 5, 2026 Week 1 · Early Edition

College football · Week 1 · Saturday, September 5, 12:30 PM ET · Final Ball State 3, Ohio State 56

Ball State at 5Ohio State

Ohio State −50.5 at our first look, −50 at kickoff. Mid-American vs. Big Ten.

Conditions · Ohio Stadium: At kickoff: 78°F, wind 4 mph (gusts 12), dry.

The read at kickoff

News: Ball State 0.0 · Ohio State 0.0. Market: moved 0.5 toward Ball State.

Landed: Ball State 3, Ohio State 56. Ohio State covered the closing line (Ohio State −50). The move toward Ball State was wrong. 59 points, over the closing total of 55.5.

Ball State Cardinals 0.0

No news that moves the number.

Ohio State Buckeyes 0.0

No news that moves the number.

Quarterback news, valued from college efficiency (this season, plus last at half weight) over the team's next quarterback, in points from his team's side. College football has no official injury report: statuses come from team and media reports. News that broke before the line opened is already in the opening number.

Line Movement

What moved the Ohio State lineOhio State Buckeyes spread, consensus of U.S. books. Right = against Ohio State.
−51−50Opening line−50.5Market move, no reported newsSat 11:55 AM+0.5Closing line−50
−51−50Opening line−50.5Market move, no reported newsSat 11:55 AM+0.5Closing line−50

Final: Ball State 3, Ohio State 56. Ohio State beat the closing number by 3.

Data
CauseWhenMove
Opening line−50.5
Market move, no reported newsSat Sep 5, 11:55 AM ET+0.5
Closing line−50
What moved the Ohio State moneylineOhio State Buckeyes moneyline, no-vig consensus of U.S. books. Right = toward Ohio State.
−1567−1900Opening line−1686Market move, no reported newsSat 11:55 AM−1686Price-only move−1983Closing line−1983
−1567−1900Opening line−1686Market move, no reported newsSat 11:55 AM−1686Price-only move−1983Closing line−1983
Data
CauseWhenMove
Opening line94.4% (−1686)
Market move, no reported newsSat Sep 5, 11:55 AM ET94.4% (−1686)
Price-only move95.2% (−1983)
Closing line95.2% (−1983)
What moved the totalConsensus over/under across U.S. books.
555657Opening line56.5Market move, no reported newsSat 11:55 AM−1Closing line55.5
555657Opening line56.5Market move, no reported newsSat 11:55 AM−1Closing line55.5

Final: 59 points, over the closing total of 55.5.

Data
CauseWhenMove
Opening line56.5
Market move, no reported newsSat Sep 5, 11:55 AM ET-1
Closing line55.5

Every Book · Ohio State side

BookSpreadPriceMoneylineDecimalWin % (no-vig)TotalAs of
Consensus−50 −110−1000001.00 95.2%55.5Sat 11:55 AM
DraftKings−49.5 −108—— —55.5Sat 11:55 AM
FanDuel−50.5 −110—— —55.5Sat 11:55 AM
BetMGM−49.5 −108—— —55.5Sat 11:55 AM
Caesars−50 −110—— —55.5Sat 11:55 AM
Fanatics−49.5 −110—— —55.5Sat 11:55 AM
BetRivers−50 −113—— —56Sat 11:55 AM
BetOnline−50 −110—— —55Sat 11:55 AM
Bovada−49.5 −110—— —55Sat 11:55 AM
LowVig−50 −106—— —55Sat 11:55 AM
MyBookie−50.5 −110−1000001.00 95.2%55.5Sat 11:55 AM
BetUS−50 −110—— —55Sat 11:55 AM

College football has no official injury report: our notes come from team and media reports, linked at the source, in our own words. Lines are the consensus (the median across U.S. sportsbooks) unless a book is named.