3. Ohio State at Indiana
LINE Ohio State -21
ATS PICK Ohio State
I was yelled at all throughout last year when I kept saying I believed Indiana was just okay – even the loss to Ole Miss and its miserable defense in the bowl game didn’t stop the ire.
I was yelled at this offseason when I kept saying Indiana wasn’t a top 25 team. I was yelled at when I thought it was going to get rolled by Iowa – it lost 34-6 – and on the other side, I was yelled at when I thought it might push Cincinnati.
I’m getting yelled at a lot when it comes to Indiana.
The problem is that this year’s offense just doesn’t score. Michael Penix Jr. was the catalyst last season, but he wasn’t right coming off a knee injury and there isn’t enough of a running game to help now that he’s out.
Not being able to get the O going is sort of an issue when going against the No. 1 offense in college football.
This year’s Buckeye team has found its groove. The defense will never be anything great, but Oregon is the only team the offense didn’t hang 41 or more on. Even then the passing game went off, and now CJ Stroud, his NFL receivers, and RB TreVeyon Henderson are rolling.
Just like the 4.5 was too light last week when Michigan State was favored over Indiana, the 21 is too low – there continues to be a Big Ten blind spot when it comes to the Hoosiers.
Penn State beat IU 24-0. Ohio State is better than Penn State.
Don’t yell at me. Okay, yell away – I can’t do anything about the Ohio State offense.