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Jeremiah Smith (OSU) total receiving yards was coming in at 81.5. Smith also is the favorite to score an anytime touchdown in Wednesday's Cotton Bowl game between Miami and Ohio State. Smith hauled in 8 of 10 targets for 144 yards during Saturday's 13-10 defeat versus Indiana.
What's at Stake for Ohio State
The third-ranked Buckeyes (12-1), whose flight landed Sunday night, are three weeks removed from their 13-10 loss to undefeated No. 1 Indiana in the Big Ten championship game on Dec. 6. They still got the second seed and a first-round bye in the 12-team playoff, providing an extended break but also more time to ponder missing out on a conference title.
Now it’s win or go home for the Buckeyes, the only team to appear in five of the last seven CFPs — all since Ryan Day became head coach. It is their seventh overall, which began by winning the inaugural CFP championship game at the end of the 2014 season in the same stadium where the Cotton Bowl is played.
Key Matchup
Ohio State receivers All-America sophomore Jeremiah Smith and senior Carnell Tate against the Miami secondary. Smith has 80 catches for 1,086 yards and 11 touchdowns, while Tate has 48 catches for 838 yards and nine TDs even after missing three games in November with a leg injury. The Hurricanes have allowed only 11 passing TDs — Ohio State is the national leader at six, and one of only five teams giving up less. Miami freshman safety Bryce Fitzgerald had two interceptions against Texas A&M and is tied for the P4 lead with six.
Total Receiving Yards Prop Bet - Miami vs. Ohio State
Jeremiah Smith (OSU)
O 81.5-114
U 81.5-114
Malachi Toney (MIA)
O 62.5-114
U 62.5-114
Carnell Tate (OSU)
O 72.5-114
U 72.5-114
CJ Daniels (MIA)
O 37.5-114
U 37.5-114
Keelan Marion (MIA)
O 30.5-114
U 30.5-114
Max Klare (OSU)
O 30.5-114
U 30.5-114
Bo Jackson (OSU)
O 13.5-114
U 13.5-114
Brandon Inniss (OSU)
O 12.5-114
U 12.5-114
Mark Fletcher Jr. (MIA)
O 6.5-114
U 6.5-114
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
