Free Week 1 Prediction: Beavers vs Buckeyes Odds
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College Football Handicapping: Week 1
(0-0) Oregon State Beavers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0)
Date: Saturday, September 1st 2018
Time: 12:00 pm EST
Venue: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
NCAA Football Spread: Ohio State -38.5
NCAA Betting Total: 64
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The Ohio State Buckeyes will play hosts to the Oregon State Beavers as the they open up their season in front of their home-crowd in Columbus Ohio.
Ohio State opened up as heavy favorites at -38 points while the line has remained pretty steady as it sits at -38.5 points with about 61% of the public backing them.
The total opened up at 60.5 points and has since crept up to 64 points.
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Oregon State Beavers
Oregon State will look to build upon a miserable 1-11 (3-8-1 ATS) season in which they averaged 20.7 PPG while their defense gave up a high 43.0 PPG.
They will be functioning under a new coaching regime in which head coach Jonathan Smith will be leading the charge.
On the offensive side, Oregon State will be returning seven starters and will have some experience at QB with Jake Luton under helm as he posted a 4:4 TD to INT ratio in four starts.
Luckily for Luton, they will be returning four offensive linemen.
On the defensive side, Oregon State will be returning eight starters, while they will be returning eight of their nine top tacklers.
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The defense has a lot to improve on after ranking 120th in total defense (473.1 YPG) a year ago.
Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State looks to build upon a 12-2 (8-6 ATS) record from last year in which they missed out on College Playoffs despite winning the Big Ten title, and they displayed their displeasure by dismantling the USC Trojans in a 24-7 victory in the Cotton Bowl.
They will be returning seven starters on the offensive side, but they will be without their stalwart QB JT Barrett, so all eyes will be on Sophomore QB Dwayne Haskins.
A positive for them is they will be returning Sophomore JK Dobbins who impressed as a Freshman where he posted 1,400 rushing yards.
On the defensive side they will only be returning five starters from a defense that ranked 9th overall in total defense (300.9 YPG).
Although the defense lost a plethora of talent, they should have no issue filling the void as they always recruit the top-talent to reload their team.
NCAA Football Handicapping Trends
- Over is 8-2 in ORST last 10 games on fieldturf.
- OSU are 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 vs. Pac-12.
- Over is 8-3 in OSU last 11 games overall.
- Over is 8-3 in OSU last 11 games on fieldturf.
Free Week 1 NCAA Football Pick
Ohio State handles their business on opening day.
4* Free NCAA Betting Pick: Ohio State -38.5 & UNDER 64 Points
There has been a lot of distraction in the recent weeks for Ohio State that includes a three-game suspension of head coach Urban Meyer, but don’t expect this talented squad to be phased by that on opening day.
The question is, can Ohio State cover such a large number?
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Ohio State was able to beat teams by 30+ points in seven of their contests a year ago, while Oregon State faltered by 30+ points in five of their contests from a year ago.
However, Ohio State went 3-5 ATS at home last year just because their talented squads always garner so much love, so the spread is always inflated.
In this case, I expect Ohio State to blow out an Oregon State squad who will still be working under a new learning curve with the changes in coaching, and although Oregon State is returning eight starters on the defensive side, they weren’t that good to begin with.
Ohio State has a lot of unproven talent and you can expect them to want to prove why they were recruited by powerhouse Ohio State.
Back the home squad and the large spread.
Week 1 Free Score Prediction: Ohio State 48 – Oregon State 7
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