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WK 1 · 2025FINALOPENER CAPTURED WED 3:46 PM ET

Week 1 · 2025 season

Ohio @ Rutgers

The OVER 46.5 cashed. The full grade is below.

The verdict

THU, AUG 28 · FINAL · SHI STADIUM
Ohio9-446%
Rutgers5-754%
OHIONATL RANKRUTG
0.0no rank
Overall rating
no rank0.1
0.1no rank
Offense rating
no rank0.2
-0.1no rank
Defense rating
no rank-0.1
-3.2no rank
Pace
no rank1.5
65%no rank
Returning PPA
no rank67%
#9595th
Power rank
93rd#93
#121121st
Recruiting rank
33rd#33

Cell color follows national rank:top 4091st or worse.

Open total46.5
Model total49.8
EDGE OVER 46.5 · HIT

RATINGS AS OF: OHIO wk 17 · RUTG wk 17 · RANKS PRINTED IN EVERY TINTED CELL

Model margin (home)
+2.4
Open spread
-11.5
Close spread
-15.5
Close total
52.0

Graded, all four markets

Every market grades against the close. The edge is the only one we badge as a pick; the other three ride along for calibration.

OHIO31
FINALSHI Stadium
RUTG34
  • WinRutgersWIN HIT
  • ATSOhioATS HIT
  • TotalsUNDER 52.0TOTAL MISS
  • EdgeOVER 46.5EDGE HIT
Where these numbers come from

One model scores every FBS game: a win probability, a projected margin, and a projected total, built from as-of team ratings (offense, defense, pace, returning production, recruiting). Ratings on this page are snapshots from the week shown, with zero future information baked in.

The totals edge compares the model's total to the opening number. A gap of 3 or more points earns the badge, and it's the only pick on the card. Win and spread numbers are predictions we publish for the record, unbadged. The ATS lean stays tracked but unbadged: it has never beaten the closing line, even though the model beats the opener by about half a point of line value.

All four markets grade against the closing line once the game goes final. The full ledger lives on the track record.

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