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The eighth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2) and fifth-seeded Texas Longhorns (13-2) will meet in a College Football Playoff semifinal game in the Cotton Bowl Friday, Jan. 10. Kickoff from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we look at Ohio State vs. Texas odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds before making our expert college football picks and predictions later in the week.
The Buckeyes scored on 6 of their first 7 drives in cruising past the top-seeded Oregon Ducks 41-21 Wednesday in the Rose Bowl. Despite being the lower seed, Ohio State was favored by 2.5 points and the Over (55.5) cashed.
The Buckeyes fired out to a quick start, scoring 2 TDs in the first quarter and grabbing a 34-0 lead with 2:59 to go in the first half before the Ducks were able to get on the board with a TD and 2-point conversion on the final play of the second quarter.
Freshman WR Jeremiah Smith had 7 catches for 187 yards and 2 TDs, QB Will Howard threw for 319 yards with 3 TDs and the defense held the Ducks to -23 rushing yards … yes, that’s negative 23 with a lot of help from 8 sacks.
Ohio State is 2-0 against the spread (ATS) in its 2 playoff games, which both cashed Over tickets.
Meanwhile, the Longhorns posted a 31-24 double-overtime victory against the fourth-seeded Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl Wednesday to advance to the semifinal. The Over (52) hit, but Texas did not cover as a 13.5-point favorite.
Texas was on the brink of elimination, down 31-24 in OT and facing 4th-and-13 at the ASU 28-yard line. That’s when QB Quinn Ewers connected with WR Matthew Golden for a 28-yard TD to send the game to a second OT. On the first play in the second extra period, Ewers found TE Gunnar Helm for a 25-yards TD before hitting Golden for a 2-point conversion and DB Andrew Mukuba’s interception sealed it.
Ewers finished with 322 passing yards with 3 TDs and 1 pick. Golden had 7 catches for 149 yards and a TD, while Helm had 3 catches for 56 yards and his score.
Texas is 1-1 ATS in its 2 playoff games, which, like Ohio State, both cashed Over tickets.
Texas is No. 4 in the US LBM Coaches Poll (conducted by the American Football Coaches Association and USA TODAY Sports), while Ohio State is No. 7.
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Cotton Bowl: Ohio State vs. Texas odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated Thursday at 1:25 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Ohio State -250 (bet $250 to win $100) | Texas +200 (bet $100 to win $200)
- Against the spread: Ohio State -6.5 (-110) | Texas +6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 54.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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2024 betting stats
- ML: Ohio State 12-2 | Texas 13-2
- ATS: Ohio State 8-6 | Texas 8-7
- O/U: Ohio State 7-7 | Texas 6-8-1
Ohio State vs. Texas head-to-head
Texas leads the all-time series 2-1, including a 24-21 victory in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl which was the most recent meeting. Ohio State did cover as an 8-point underdogs and the Under (52) hit.
The teams exchanged regular-season victories in 2005 and 2006, with the road team winning each of the outings. The 2006 game was a matchup of No. 1 vs. No. 2 with the top-ranked Buckeyes winning on the road 24-7 as 3-point underdogs.
Ohio State appeared in the Cotton Bowl last season in a game with much lower stakes. It fell to Missouri 14-3 as OSU was hurt by a ton of portal losses and opt-outs.
Texas hasn’t appeared in the Cotton Bowl since 2003 when it topped LSU 35-23.
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