Ohio Bobcats

Getting points in 2025, the Bobcats beat the number three times out of four; laying them, three out of eight. Ohio football went 8-4, unbeaten in six home games, and lost a 20-14 game at Ball State as a 14.5-point favorite.

Better with points

Ohio’s 2025 record was 8-4, with an even 6-6 mark against the spread that hid a lopsided split by role. Getting points the Bobcats covered three of four, a 75% rate that 16 FBS teams beat and seven matched: 34-31 at Rutgers getting 15.5, 17-10 over West Virginia at +150, and 37-9 at Ohio State getting 28.5. The miss was a 17-13 loss at Western Michigan getting 1.5.

Favored eight times

As favorites they won seven of eight and covered three. Four wins fell short of the line: 52-35 at home at -29.5, 28-21 at Eastern Michigan at -13.5, 42-14 over UMass at -34.5 and 31-26 at Buffalo at -6.5. The loss came at the shortest price Ohio lost at all season: 20-14 at Ball State at -750. The six priced favorite games made 0.48 units with that loss in them.

Venue

Ohio was 6-0 at home and 2-4 away. The five priced home games returned 2.80 units and the four priced road games lost 2.82, which left the nine priced games 0.02 down. Against the spread the Bobcats were 4-2 at home and 2-4 on the road.

September was the best month, 3-1 straight up and against the spread, 1.85 units up. The totals split six and six. Ohio then beat UNLV 17-10 in the Frisco Bowl.

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