Ohio State hosts Oregon with 7.5-point spread and 45.5 point total
The Buckeyes and Ducks face off at Ohio Stadium on Saturday with both missing their starting quarterbacks.
By Matthew Collins ·
Betting lines for Saturday’s college football matchup between the No. 12 Ohio State Buckeyes and the No. 23 Oregon Ducks set the total points at 45.5. The Buckeyes are favored by 7.5 points in the latest odds for the game scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET.
Ohio State enters the contest with a 6-2 record, including a 4-1 mark in Big Ten play. The team’s five-game winning streak ended on Saturday when unranked USC defeated them 30-18. Oregon holds a 5-3 record and a 3-2 conference standing. The Ducks came into this week after beating then-No. 20 Northwestern 34-26 in Week 9.
Both teams will play without their starting quarterbacks. Ohio State’s Julian Sayin is out with an arm injury, while Oregon’s Dante Moore is sidelined with a concussion. Backup quarterback Luke Fahey, a true freshman, threw for 260 yards and one touchdown with no turnovers in the loss to USC. Oregon’s backup, Dylan Raiola, recorded 336 passing yards and three touchdowns in the victory over Northwestern.
Historical data from this series supports expectations for a high-scoring affair. All of the last four meetings between these programs have finished with more than 60 combined points. The over has also hit in all four of Ohio State’s home games this season and in two of Oregon’s three road contests. The over has gone 5-1 in Oregon’s last six games as an underdog.
SportsLine’s projection model simulated this specific matchup 10,000 times. In those simulations, the over 45.5 total hit in 56% of the runs. The model projects the two backup quarterbacks will combine for over 500 passing yards on Saturday.
Brandon Inniss, an Ohio State receiver, is listed as doubtful for the game. The model also identified one side of the spread as hitting in over 60% of simulations, though that specific pick is exclusive to their service.
The SportsLine model began Week 10 with an 80-77 record on all top-rated college football picks made at betting sites this season. The game will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+.
