Week 11 · Game preview · Sat 12:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Ohio State by 8.0
70% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Northwestern |  Ohio State | |
|---|---|---|
| #35 | Résumé rank | #16 |
| +18.5#21 | Power rating | +24.7#6 |
| +14.0#7 | Offense | +12.9#11 |
| +4.5#53 | Defense | +11.7#13 |
| +0.4#61 | Special teams | +0.2#66 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Northwestern | Ohio State | |
|---|---|---|
| 31.0#49 | Points per game | 35.7#21 |
| 19.3#28 | Points allowed | 18.3#21 |
| 0.35#7 | Offense EPA/play | 0.31#16 |
| 0.01#45 | Defense EPA/play | -0.08#15 |
| 53.1%#7 | Offense success rate | 52.7%#8 |
| 40.9%#75 | Defense success rate | 33.1%#12 |
| 6.4#27 | Yards per play | 6.7#18 |
| 42.7%#43 | 3rd down | 44.1%#36 |
| 66.3%#15 | Red zone TD rate | 63.4%#46 |
| 16.5%#31 | Havoc created | 17.2%#27 |
| 12.0#4 | Turnover margin | 1.0#56 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Northwestern
Aidan Chiles#2 QB
1807 pass yds · 10 TD · 1 INT · 350 rush yds
Braydon Brus#3 LB
75 tackles · 13.5 TFL · 4 sacks · 1 INT
Griffin Wilde#10 WR
46 catches · 765 yds · 3 TD
Ohio State
Julian Sayin#23 QB
1705 pass yds · 10 TD · 3 INT
Jeremiah Smith#1 WR
64 catches · 1059 yds · 9 TD
Riley Pettijohn#95 LB
28 tackles · 4.5 TFL · 2 sacks · 1 INT
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).