Kent State vs. Ohio State Free Pick
COLUMBUS, OH (The Spread) – No. 22 Ohio State will look to shake off its loss to Virginia Tech last Saturday when it hosts 0-2 Kent State today at 12:00PM ET.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Buckeyes are 32-point favorites over the visiting Golden Flashes while the total for today’s game is currently sitting at 48 points. Ohio State opened as 26.5-point home favorites before the line shot up, while the total opened at 52 before being bet down.
Ohio State was shocked 35-21 at home by Virginia Tech as a 10-point favorite last week while the combined score went over the total of 46 points. J.T. Barrett struggled in the loss while throwing for 219 yards on 9-of-29 passing with one touchdown and three interceptions. He also rushed for 70 yards and a score on 24 attempts.
Kent State fell 23-13 as a 2-point home underdog in a loss to South Alabama last week. The combined score fell under the posted total of 53.5 points as Colin Reardon completed just 17-of-40 passes for 213 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. The Golden Flashes were held to just 277 yards of total offense and a 2.3 yards per average on the ground.
NCAA Free Pick: Take Ohio State. According to latest college football trends, the Golden Flashes are just 1-6 against the spread in their last seven games overall and 0-6 ATS in their last six games versus Big Ten opponents. They’re also 6-18 ATS in their last 24 non-conference games, 1-5 ATS in their last six games after scoring less than 20 points in their previous game and 4-9 ATS in their last 13 games in September. On the other side the Buckeyes are 4-1-1 against the number in their last six games in September, 5-2 ATS in their last seven versus the MAC and 23-9-1 ATS in their last 33 games following a straight up loss.
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