The Ohio State football season starts for real Saturday. Up until now it’s all been window dressing and beat down after beat down. Now comes a top ten Penn State team with the same dreams of grandeur Ohio State has. Win the game Saturday, cruise on into the Big Ten Championship Game in Indy, win and then hopefully get a crack at the College Football Playoff.
It’s such a big game nationally that ESPN’s College Game Day, FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff Show, and BTN Tailgate are all converging on Columbus to rub elbows with fans and each other.
We now have a line on the game too. According to the online sportsbook BetMGM, Ohio State has been installed as an eighteen point favorite for the titanic struggle in the ‘Shoe Saturday at Noon.
*Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 9:00 a.m. ET.
That might seem a little outlandish considering the Nittany Lions have played almost every game tight with Ohio State during James Franklin’s tenure, but apparently Vegas believes this Buckeye squad is just different.
And based on what we’ve seen this year, the oddsmakers might be right. We’ll find out Saturday.
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