Northwestern vs Ohio State Game Matchup

Northwestern Wildcats vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Saturday, December 1st 2018 (8:00 PM EST)
Ohio State -16.5 (62.5)
Ohio State 45 - Northwestern: 24 (Big Ten)

Wildcats (9 - 5) (7 - 5 - 2)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 18 - 26 (18 - 29 on Road)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Light Rain Predicted
Wind: 12.2 MPHOSU 2nd straight Home Game
Our Line: -0 (SP+ -22)
PPG only: NW: 15 - OSU: 31 (46)
OSU Win prob: 90% | Cover: 54%
NW Travel: 282 miles, 1 hrs behind

Buckeyes (13 - 1) (6 - 8 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 36 - 13 (39 - 10 @ Home)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
Off Players
Def Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Northwestern's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Thu 8/30	Northwestern at Purdue	+1.0	52.5	W 31 - 27
Sat 9/8	Northwestern vs Duke	-2.5	47.5	L 7 - 21
Sat 9/15	Northwestern vs Akron	-21.5	45.5	L 34 - 39
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/29	Northwestern vs Michigan	+14.5	46.5	L 17 - 20
Sat 10/6	Northwestern at Michigan State	+10.5	43.0	W 29 - 19
Sat 10/13	Northwestern vs Nebraska	-3.0	59.0	W 34 - 31
Sat 10/20	Northwestern at Rutgers	-20.0	48.5	W 18 - 15
Sat 10/27	Northwestern vs Wisconsin	+4.5	50.0	W 31 - 17
Sat 11/3	Northwestern vs Notre Dame	+10.0	49.5	L 21 - 31
Sat 11/10	Northwestern at Iowa	+10.0	46.5	W 14 - 10
Sat 11/17	Northwestern at Minnesota	+3.0	48.5	W 24 - 14
Sat 11/24	Northwestern vs Illinois	-14.5	56.0	W 24 - 16
Sat 12/1	Northwestern vs Ohio State	+16.5	62.5	L 24 - 45
Mon 12/31	Northwestern vs Utah	+7.0	43.0	W 31 - 20

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Ohio State's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
Sat 9/1	Ohio State vs Oregon State	-40.0	62.0	W 77 - 31
Sat 9/8	Ohio State vs Rutgers	-34.5	58.0	W 52 - 3
Sat 9/15	Ohio State vs TCU	-13.0	58.5	W 40 - 28
Sat 9/22	Ohio State vs Tulane	-37.5	66.5	W 49 - 6
Sat 9/29	Ohio State at Penn State	-3.0	68.5	W 27 - 26
Sat 10/6	Ohio State vs Indiana	-27.5	63.0	W 49 - 26
Sat 10/13	Ohio State vs Minnesota	-29.5	60.5	W 30 - 14
Sat 10/20	Ohio State at Purdue	-12.0	66.0	L 20 - 49
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/3	Ohio State vs Nebraska	-17.0	75.5	W 36 - 31
Sat 11/10	Ohio State at Michigan State	-3.0	50.0	W 26 - 6
Sat 11/17	Ohio State at Maryland	-13.5	61.5	W 52 - 51
Sat 11/24	Ohio State vs Michigan	+4.5	52.5	W 62 - 39
Sat 12/1	Ohio State vs Northwestern	-16.5	62.5	W 45 - 24
Tue 1/1	Ohio State vs Washington	-5.5	55.5	W 28 - 23

NW's OC vs OSU's DC OSU's OC vs NW's DC

Important Stats (2017)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NW		0%	17.8	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	26.3	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
OSU		0%	35.7	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	12.9	0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
NW		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
OSU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2017

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NW Offense	13	17.8	17.6	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
OSU Defense	14	12.9	9.9	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
NW Defense	13	26.3	28.8	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
OSU Offense	14	35.7	38.7	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Additional Stats 2017

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Northwestern	13	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Ohio State	14	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100

Run Game Stats (2018)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NW Offense	13	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
OSU Defense	14	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
NW Defense	13	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
OSU Offense	14	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0

Pass Game Stats (2018)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NW Offense	13	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
OSU Defense	14	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
NW Defense	13	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
OSU Offense	14	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0

Northwestern's Power Ratings
Northwestern's Power Rating: #NR
Northwestern's Offense Rating: #NR
Northwestern's Defense Rating: #NR
2018 Talent Rating: #44
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Northwestern's 2018 Expected Record: -
Northwestern's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.9 #68
Northwestern's Offense SP+ Rating: 25.5 #93
Northwestern's Defense SP+ Rating: 21.6 #29

Northwestern's SP+ Ratings
Northwestern's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.9 #68
Northwestern's Offense SP+ Rating: 25.5 #93
Northwestern's Defense SP+ Rating: 21.6 #29

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Power Ratings Matchup
Northwestern: Ohio State:

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Northwestern: 1.9 Ohio State: 24.1

Ohio State's Power Ratings
Ohio State's Power Rating: #NR
Ohio State's Offense Rating: #NR
Ohio State's Defense Rating: #NR
2018 Talent Rating: #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Ohio State's 2018 Expected Record: -

Ohio State's SP+ Ratings
Ohio State's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: 24.1 #6
Ohio State's Offense SP+ Rating: 44.4 #4
Ohio State's Defense SP+ Rating: 21.2 #26

Average Talent
Average Big Ten Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Northwestern Scoring
Offense: 17.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 17.6
Defense: 26.3 PPG
Defense on Road: 28.8

Northwestern's 2018 Record
Record: 9 - 5
Record vs Spread: 7 - 5 - 2
Record on Road: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread on Road: 4 - 1 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 7 - 1 - 1
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 4 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Ohio State 31
Northwestern 15

Projected Total Points: 46

Ohio State Scoring
Offense: 35.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 38.7
Defense: 12.9 PPG
Defense at Home: 9.9

Ohio State's 2018 Record
Record: 13 - 1
Record vs Spread: 6 - 8 - 0
Record at home: 7 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 5 - 7 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	11/16	Northwestern	7	Ohio State	31	Ohio State	Ohio State -28	Northwestern	43.5	Under
2022	11/05	Northwestern	7	Ohio State	21	Ohio State	Ohio State -37.5	Northwestern	55.0	Under
2020	12/19	Ohio State	22	Northwestern	10	Ohio State	Ohio State -16.5	Northwestern	57.5	Under
2019	10/18	Northwestern	3	Ohio State	52	Ohio State	Ohio State -26.5	Ohio State	50.0	Over
2018	12/01	Ohio State	45	Northwestern	24	Ohio State	Ohio State -16.5	Ohio State	62.5	Over
2016	10/29	Ohio State	24	Northwestern	20	Ohio State	Ohio State -24	Northwestern	53.5	Under
2013	10/05	Northwestern	30	Ohio State	40	Ohio State	Ohio State -5.5	Ohio State	0
2008	11/08	Northwestern	10	Ohio State	45	Ohio State
2007	09/22	Ohio State	58	Northwestern	7	Ohio State
2006	11/11	Northwestern	10	Ohio State	54	Ohio State
2005	11/12	Ohio State	48	Northwestern	7	Ohio State
2004	10/02	Northwestern	33	Ohio State	27	Northwestern
2003	09/27	Ohio State	20	Northwestern	0	Ohio State
2002	10/05	Northwestern	16	Ohio State	27	Ohio State
2001	10/06	Ohio State	38	Northwestern	20	Ohio State

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Ohio State	14	3	2 Overs
Northwestern	1	4	4 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	8 - 7	3 - 4	1 - 2	2 - 2
Road Teams	7 - 8	4 - 3	2 - 2	2 - 1

(#NR) Northwestern Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: 1.9 #68
Offense SP+ Rating: 25.5 #93
Defense SP+ Rating: 21.6 #29
Talent Rating: #44
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Northwestern Ratings Matchup Ohio State

Power #NR

#NR

Off #NR

#NR

Def #NR

#NR

Talent #44

SP+ #68

SP+ Off #93

SP+ Def #29

#26

Rematch from Week 14
Ohio State -16.5 (62.5)
Ohio State won vs Northwestern this year (45-24)

Previous Matchups
Ohio State beat Northwestern last year (31-7)
Ohio State beat Northwestern in 2022 (21-7)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Lucas Oil Stadium
Conditions: Light Rain
Temp: 55° - Wind: 12 mph
Rain: 0.016

Team Information
Injuries: NW | OSU
Depth Chart: NW | OSU
Rosters: NW | OSU

(#NR) Ohio State Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: 24.1 #6
Offense SP+ Rating: 44.4 #4
Defense SP+ Rating: 21.2 #26
Talent Rating: #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Expected Record: -

Northwestern's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Ohio State's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Northwestern's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Ohio State's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD