Ohio State Buckeyes vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 1/10/2025 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Friday, January 10, 2025

Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Longhorns (+6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 53.5

AT&T Stadium is where the Texas Longhorns (13-2) will attempt to defeat the Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2) on Friday, January 10, 2025 in the CFP Semifinals at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Ohio State opens this game as 6.5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 53.5.

The Ohio State Buckeyes head into this matchup 12-2 for this season. In their last matchup, the Buckeyes faced the Oregon Ducks and went home with a win by a final score of 41-21. The Ohio State Buckeyes ended up running the ball 31 times and accumulated 181 yds, which earned them an average of 5.8 yards per carry. Overall, they tallied 57 plays which totaled 500 yds. Ohio State gave up 29 pass completions on 42 attempts for 299 yards, and a completion rate of 69.0%. On the ground, the Buckeyes conceded -23 yds on 28 tries, which is an average of -0.8 yards per rush surrendered.

Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the Ohio State Buckeyes are sitting at 36.0 PPG. As a unit they're holding an average of 168.2 yards on the ground which is 58th in college football. The Buckeyes have attained 5,555 total yards this year. In terms of scoring touchdowns, Ohio State has compiled 31 touchdowns via the pass and 29 touchdowns on the ground. Ohio State has accrued 272 1st downs, and they have committed 55 infractions for 506 yards. They have turned the ball over 14 different times.

When talking about yards via the pass, the Buckeyes have given up 1,836 yds which has them sitting in 1st in college football. They have allowed 141.2 yards per outing via the pass and conceding a completion percentage of 58.5%. Overall, they have yielded 242.2 yards/contest ranking them 1st in the nation. They have yielded 4 touchdowns by air in addition to 10 touchdowns on the ground. The opposition is running for an average of 2.9 yards per rush and 101.1 rushing yards per game so far this season. During the season, they have allowed 1,314 rushing yards through 13 games. The Buckeyes are ranked 1st in the country when it comes to their opponents scoring, allowing 11.4 PPG.

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The Longhorns head into this game 13-2 for this season. In their last game, the Longhorns got the victory with a final of 39-31 when they played the Arizona State Sun Devils. Texas rushed for 1.8 yards per attempt, finishing the contest with 53 yards on 30 attempts. The Longhorns finished the game with 375 yards while they ran 60 plays (6.3 yds per play). The Longhorns secondary conceded a completion rate of 54.2%, surrendering 296 yds on 26 out of 48 through the air. Texas surrendered 49 rushing attempts for 214 yards (4.4 yards per rush).

The Texas Longhorns are averaging 448.9 yards per outing, which ranks them 14th in college football. The Texas offense has compiled 708 yds of penalties on 87 infractions, which is good for 25th in the country in terms of helping out the opposition. They maintain an average of 173.5 yards per game via the ground game and have run for 2,429 yards for the year. They have thrown 13 picks while conceding 11 fumbles and they have been able to obtain 316 1st downs. When looking at the points being put on the board, the Longhorns currently rank 25th in college football with 33.9 points per contest. For the season to this point, the Longhorns currently have a total of 3,856 yards via the pass not to mention holding an average of 275.4 passing yards per contest, which is ranked 17th in college football.

Texas has conceded a total of 1,459 yards via the ground game (104.2 yards per game) in addition to 11 touchdowns by way of the ground game so far this season. They have allowed 7 touchdowns via the pass and 156.9 yards per contest, which has them ranked 2nd in D-1. Their defense has tallied 8 fumbles and 20 picks on the campaign. The Longhorns defense has taken the field for 876 plays, which has them sitting 116th in Division 1. The Longhorns are relinquishing 13.3 PPG, which has them 2nd in D-1. Over the course of the season, they have given up 186 points in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Buckeyes -6.5

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