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Maryland

B1G · 2-0 · power +13.1 · #64
Our numberOSU -23.8 no book has priced this game

Ohio State

B1G · 1-1 · power +34.9 · #2
Our side
MoneylineOSU to win ours 93%
Projected score 13–36 MD – OSU
2026-10-10 · kickoff TBD Ohio Stadium · Columbus, OH B1G game Early season

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Series Ohio State lead 9–0 · 9 meetings since 2014
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge Ohio State Buckeyes 238 ranks
Maryland Terrapins #242 rush offense Ohio State Buckeyes #4 run defense
Pass game edge Ohio State Buckeyes 108 ranks
Maryland Terrapins #117 pass offense Ohio State Buckeyes #9 pass defense
Run game even 3 ranks apart
Ohio State Buckeyes #117 rush offense Maryland Terrapins #120 run defense
Pass game edge Ohio State Buckeyes 50 ranks
Ohio State Buckeyes #7 pass offense Maryland Terrapins #57 pass defense
Maryland Terrapins Pass-heavy · 38% run Ball-control Ohio State Buckeyes Balanced · 52% run Ball-control
Mike Locksley · 36-44 · defense-minded Ryan Day · 82-12

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Maryland Terrapins
WR Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding 14 rec · 187 yds · 2 TD #57 WR
DL Sidney Stewart 6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.5 TFL #147 DL
WR Chris Durr Jr. 16 rec · 147 yds · 1 TD #93 WR
DL Derrick LeBlanc 4 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL #202 DL
Ohio State Buckeyes
WR Jeremiah Smith 16 rec · 315 yds · 3 TD #7 WR
QB Julian Sayin 598 pass yds · 4 TD · 1 INT #32 QB
RB Bo Jackson 157 rush yds · 1 TD · 5 rec #73 RB
DB Earl Little Jr. 15 tkl · 1 PD #175 DB

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Maryland TerrapinsB1G +13.1 +6.7 +6.3 #64
Ohio State BuckeyesB1G +34.9 +15.1 +19.7 #2

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Maryland offense vs Ohio State defense-13.0 pts
Ohio State offense vs Maryland defense+8.8 pts

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.