Ohio State Buckeyes vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 9/2/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Hoosiers (+28)

Total/Over-Under: 59.5

The Indiana Hoosiers (4-8 last year) will go up against the Ohio State Buckeyes (11-2 last season) at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Ohio State is 28-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 59.5.

The Ohio State Buckeyes finished the year holding a 11-2 record. In their last matchup, the Buckeyes played the Georgia Bulldogs and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 42-41. C.J. Stroud went 23/34 with 348 yds through the air and 4 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 192.4 and ended the contest without throwing an interception. Dallan Hayden was the leader on the ground for the Buckeyes with 9 totes for 43 yards (4.8 yards per carry). The Ohio State Buckeyes ended up running the ball 32 times and totaled 119 yds, which is an average of 3.7 yds per carry. When all was said and done, they tallied 66 plays which converted into 467 yds. Ohio State conceded 23 completions on 34 tries for 398 yds, and a completion rate of 67.6%. Against the run, the Buckeyes gave up 135 yards on 26 tries, which calculates to 5.2 yds per run allowed.

In terms of getting in the endzone, the Ohio State Buckeyes averaged 44.2 points per game. As a unit they maintained an average of 192.4 yards on the ground, giving them a rank of 32nd in college football. The Buckeyes earned 6,379 yards in total for the prior campaign. Ohio State earned 42 touchdowns via the pass and 30 touchdowns on the ground. Ohio State accumulated 309 1st downs as a team, and they were hurt by 73 infractions for 624 yds. They surrendered the football 10 times.

The Buckeyes ranked 24th in college football when it comes to the opposition scoring, allowing 21.0 PPG. They allowed teams to run for an average of 3.5 yards per rush and 121.1 yards on the ground per game over the course of last year. Overall, they gave up 1,574 yards via the running game in 13 games. When talking about yards through the air, the Buckeyes gave up 2,607 yds which put them in 36th in college football. In their 13 games played last season, they gave up 200.5 yards per contest through the air in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 58.8%. They gave up 321.5 yards/game which had them ranked 14th in D-1. They conceded 20 touchdowns via the pass and 12 running touchdowns.

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The Hoosiers ended the year holding a 4-8 mark. The last time they took the field, the Hoosiers took a defeat with a final score of 30-16 when they faced the Purdue Boilermakers. Connor Bazelak (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 201 yds on 24/42 passing while his QB rating was 100.4. He threw 1 pick and his Y/A was 4.8. Jaylin Lucas ran the football 9 times for 100 yards, finishing the contest with 11.1 yards per carry for Indiana. Indiana rushed for 4.9 yards per tote, finishing the game with 215 yds on 44 carries. The Hoosiers finished with 421 yards on 87 plays (4.8 yds per play). The Hoosiers passing defense gave up a completion rate of 62.1%, surrendering 290 yds on 18 for 29 through the air. Indiana allowed 22 running attempts for 98 yds (4.5 yds per rush).

In relation to how much they scored, the Hoosiers sat 100th in D-1 scoring 23.3 PPG. Last season, the Hoosiers racked up 2,609 yards through the air in addition to averaging 217.4 passing yards per game, which ranked 87th in the nation. The Indiana Hoosiers averaged 328.3 yards/game, which was good for 110th in D-1. The Indiana offense compiled 544 yards of penalties on 60 infractions, which had them ranked 111th in the nation in terms of making mistakes.

Indiana gave up a total of 2,096 yards rushing (174.7 yards per game) and 19 touchdowns on the ground last season. They conceded 30 touchdowns from the passing game and 274.2 yards per contest, which had them sitting 119th in Division 1. The Hoosiers defense was on the field for 916 plays, which was good for 97th in D-1. The Hoosiers conceded 33.9 points per contest, which put them in 120th in D-1. Overall, they surrendered 407 total points.

Who will win tonight's Buckeyes/Hoosiers college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Hoosiers +28

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