Head Coach Lane Kiffin and the Owls of Florida Atlantic are gearing up to battle Coach Ryan Day and the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium. Fans can catch the action live on FOX and kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET.
Betting Preview: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Florida Atlantic Owls
Ohio State is heavily favored in this matchup and is currently giving up 28 points to Florida Atlantic. Vegas has set the over/under (O/U) at 63 points, and if one side can create a bunch of points in the early stages, it’ll likely produce a reasonable live betting scenario.
Odds have shifted a little from when they were originally set. The opening line was -24 and the game’s total was set initially at 63.5.
Against the spread (ATS) last year, the Owls went 4-8. The under cashed in five of their games while the over hit in six. The Buckeyes put together an ATS record of 6-7-1 with an O/U record of 7-7.
Overall, the Buckeyes were 13-1 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Owls posted a record of 5-7 last year. Against in-conference competition, the Owls were 3-5 SU and the Buckeyes were 8-1 SU against Big Ten squads. The Owls finished 2-2 SU when facing out-of-conference teams while the Buckeyes were 3-0 SU against non-conference competition.
The Owls logged 234.8 passing yards per game and 253.9 rushing yards per game against their eight in-conference opponents last year. They managed to score 30.1 points per game against those opponents while giving up 25.9 per contest. When facing out-of-conference schools, they averaged 33.0 points-for and 43.5 points-against, in addition to 248.8 pass yards per game and 220.5 rush yards per game.
Against non-conference competition in 2018, the Buckeyes passed for 369.7 yards per game and rushed for 236.0 per game on their way to 55.3 points per outing. When facing only Big 10 opponents, the offense registered 39.3 points per game by averaging 360.1 passing yards and 163.2 rushing yards. The Buckeyes defense allowed 21.7 PPG to non-conference foes and 27.2 to teams in conference.
Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Bedding Prediction
SU Winner: Ohio State, ATS Winner: Florida Atlantic, O/U: Over
Betting Trends
- The Florida Atlantic offensive line gave up 14 sacks last season. Their defense created 23 sacks.
- Buckeyes quarterbacks were sacked 23 times last year. Their defense logged 41 sacks
- Florida Atlantic created a whopping 35 rushing touchdowns last season.
- Ohio State put up 23 rushing touchdowns last season.
- The Owls put up 5.1 yards per carry last season while allowing 4.6 YPC to opponents.
- The Buckeyes ran for 4.2 yards per carry last season and allowed 4.5 yards per rush attempt to opponents.
- Florida Atlantic only recorded 14 passing touchdowns last season.
- Ohio State threw for 51 passing touchdowns last season.
