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Indiana will face off against Ohio State Saturday in what will surprisingly be one of the most highly anticipated games of the season. Ohio State comes into today's game as a -10.5 favorite.
Behind Ohio University transfer quarterback Kurtis Rourke, the Hoosiers, who are among the only undefeated teams thus far this season, continue to enjoy their best season since 1967 when Indiana finished 9-2 and shared the Big Ten title with Purdue and Minnesota.
The Buckeyes (9-1, 6-1, No. 2 CFP) are doing what they were expected to do. Their only stumble this season was a nail-biter of a 32-31 loss to now-No. 1 Oregon. Ohio State hasn't dropped below No. 4 in the AP Top 25 all season.
"We saw Indiana becoming a big game, now a Top 5 matchup," Ohio State coach Ryan Day said this week. “Our guys are fired up for this one and know this is a must-win for us. We’ve got to go win this game to play in Indianapolis (in the Big Ten championship). I know the team, the coaches, everybody in this building, the fans know what kind of game this is, and we’ve got to bring it on Saturday.”
Oregon has already clinched one of the spots in the conference title game.
If Indiana beats Ohio State — the only nationally ranked team on its schedule this year — and closes out the season with a win over Purdue, the Hoosiers will be in the Big Ten championship for the first time since the inception of the game in 2011.
Indiana @ Ohio State Betting Preview
Indiana @ Ohio State
Opening Line - The line opened as high as Ohio State -12.
Line Trend - The line has gone from -12 to as low as -10 with the -10.5 common Thursday evening.
Sagarin – Sagarin gives us a number of 11.55. This means we're mostly looking at an accurate number despite the two point move. There is a slight underlay with the 10.5.
Action Trend – Action was coming in balanced.
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