Ohio State Buckeyes vs Augustana Vikings Prediction & Picks

NCAA Saturday, October 24, 2026Sat · Oct 24

HomeOhio State Buckeyes16-0-04th in the standingsWLWLL

34 FT Puck drop 17:00 ET 2.362.14

1st 2nd 3rd

OSB 0 1 2

AUG 4 0 0

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50%Ohio State Buckeyes win · 40% in regulationOSB Overtime or shootout · 22%OT / SO 22% 50%Augustana Vikings win · 38% in regulationAUG

Chance to win · 40% and 38% in regulation

Best tip of the gameBest tip Handicap Won

Ohio State +1.5 1.35

Confidence66%

All predictions

9 picks graded · Average confidence 61%

Full game

1X2LostOhio Stateodds down 2.60Confidence 51%
Over/UnderLostU5.5odds down 1.80Confidence 54%
Best tip of the game: HandicapWonOhio State +1.51.35Confidence 66%
Winner (incl. OT)LostOhio Stateodds down 1.98Confidence 51%
Double chanceLostOhio State or draw1.55Confidence 65%
Draw no betLostOhio Stateodds down 1.98Confidence 51%
Both teams to score (GG/NG)WonYes1.09Confidence 85%

1st period

1st period 1X2LostDraw2.47Confidence 51%
1st period Over/UnderLostU2.5Confidence 78%

How to read the picks

Confidence is the model’s own score for a pick, out of 100. It is not a probability, but picks with higher confidence have won more often. The score details show the model’s probability instead — they are not picks.

Why some of these picks carry a lower confidence: form from only 4 games; no record yet for this market in the model’s replay.

Predicted final score

What the picks are derived from. Not a bet.

Ohio State 41

Augustana

Final 3–4

Total goalsTotal 5 Actual 7

Draw after 60 minDraw 22% Decided in regulation

OSB to winTo win 50% AUG won

Score details

Correct scoreLost4–1After 60 min3–44%chance
1st period correct scoreLost0–01st period0–421%chance
Highest scoring periodLost3rd periodMost goals1st · 4 goals30%chance

Score breakdown

After 60 minutes 4-1
By period 0-0, 2-0, 2-1
Likeliest 4-1 (4%), 3-2 (4%), 3-1 (3%)

Last five games

Ohio State 2-3-0

Win, 5–1 at Sacred Heart Pioneers, Oct 17. Odds: Sacred Heart 2.40, Ohio State 2.20.
Loss, 3–5 at Sacred Heart Pioneers, Oct 16. Odds: Sacred Heart 2.62, Ohio State 1.95.
Win, 3–2 at Rensselaer Engineers, Oct 10.
Loss, 0–3 at Rensselaer Engineers, Oct 9.
Loss, 3–7 at Michigan Wolverines, Mar 21.

Augustana 4-1-0

Win, 3–2 at Omaha Mavericks, after overtime, Oct 17. Odds: Omaha 2.55, Augustana 2.10.
Win, 2–1 against Omaha Mavericks, Oct 15. Odds: Augustana 1.75, Omaha 3.10.
Win, 2–1 against Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, after a shootout, Oct 10.
Win, 4–3 against Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, after overtime, Oct 9. Odds: Augustana 3.50, Minn. Duluth 1.78.
Loss, 1–2 at St. Thomas Tommies, Mar 14.

Each side’s last five, every competition — W a win, L a loss, OT a loss after overtime or a shootout. Beside each team, its goals and its 1X2 odds before puck drop; the odds that came in are lit (none after overtime: the draw).

How the odds moved

Market	Opening	Now	Move
1X2: 1 (OSB)	2.36	2.36	No change
1X2: X (draw)	4.00	4.00	No change
1X2: 2 (AUG)	2.14	2.14	No change
Over/Under line	5.5	5.5	No change
Handicap OSB	+1.5	+1.5	No change

Opening and current odds from the bookmakers we track; the handicap line is shown from the home team’s side.

NCAA standings

NCAA · Big Ten

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	P%
1	Minnesota Golden Gophers	30	21	3	1	122	2.033
2	Michigan Wolverines	30	20	2	0	123	2.050
3	Penn State Nittany Lions	30	19	2	0	105	1.750
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	29	16	0	0	93	1.603
5	Michigan State Spartans	32	15	2	0	92	1.438
6	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	30	12	0	1	68	1.133
7	Wisconsin Badgers	30	11	0	0	74	1.233

Pts points, on the league’s own system. The table follows the league’s own order. W/L/OTL wins, regulation losses, overtime and shootout losses · GP played · P% points share · +/− difference.

Ohio State Buckeyes host Augustana Vikings in the NCAA on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Who wins after 60 minutes, by how many goals, and how many goals in total — our 1X2, handicap and over/under picks come from one model, and every pick is marked won or lost for everyone to see. The model uses projected goals and shots, the starting goalies, recent form, the standings and the bookmakers’ current odds.