Spread: Ohio State (-12.5)
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Watch for: The resolution criteria for the point spread are clear and binary: Ohio State must win by at least 13 points to resolve in their favor, while any other margin or a loss resolves to Northwestern.
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The resolution criteria for the point spread are clear and binary: Ohio State must win by at least 13 points to resolve in their favor, while any other margin or a loss resolves to Northwestern. A specific deadline is established for postponed or canceled games, requiring the event to start and produce an official result by November 16, 2026, or resolve evenly at 50-50. While the text refers to listed resolution sources without naming a specific sports data provider or official league body, final game scores in major college football are unambiguous and publicly verifiable.
- Resolver
- Medium
- Timing
- Low
- Wording
- Low
- Exceptions
- Low
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Resolution rules
In the upcoming college football game between Northwestern and Ohio State, originally scheduled for Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET (as of creation of the first market related to the event): This market will resolve to "Ohio State" if Ohio State win the game by 13 or more points. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "Northwestern". If this market's outcome was definitively determined under its rules by the listed resolution sources before abandonment, that outcome will stand. Otherwise, the following no-result provisions apply. If the game is canceled, does not start by Monday, November 16, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or is abandoned with no official result by that time, this market will resolve 50-50.
Market explained
This market measures whether Ohio State covers a 12.5-point spread against Northwestern in their college football game.
How it resolves
The market resolves to Ohio State if Ohio State wins the game by 13 or more points. The market resolves to Northwestern in all other circumstances. The market resolves 50-50 if the game is canceled, does not start by November 16, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET, or is abandoned without an official result by that time, provided the outcome was not already definitively determined by the listed resolution sources before abandonment.
Resolution source
No resolution source is identified in this explainer.
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