The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) meet the Maryland Terrapins (6-4, 3-4) Saturday at SECU Stadium in College Park, Md. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Ohio State vs. Maryland odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Buckeyes checked in No. 2 in the College Football Playoff standings Tuesday, remaining on a collision course with the rival No. 3 Michigan Wolverines next week in Columbus.
Ohio State has won all 7 of its meetings with Maryland, including a 66-17 win last season in Columbus, and a 73-14 in 2019. The last time these teams faced each other in College Park in 2018, the Buckeyes won 52-51.
Maryland’s offense has hit the skids, posting 10 points in a loss at Wisconsin before getting shut out last week at Penn State. The Terps have failed to cover in the last 5 games, with the Under hitting in the last 2 outings.
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Ohio State at Maryland odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 4:49 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Ohio State -10000 (bet $10,000 to win $100) | Maryland +1500 (bet $100 to win $1,500)
- Against the spread: Ohio State -27.5 (-112) | Maryland +27.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 64.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Ohio State at Maryland picks and predictions
Prediction
Ohio State 45, Maryland 10
Moneyline
Ohio State (-10000) will cost you 100 times your potential return, or, in other words, it will cost you $100 for just $1 in profit. Even in a several-team parlay there is no reason to include Ohio State in your action.
PASS.
Against the spread
OHIO STATE -27.5 (-112) might be casting an eye ahead to next week’s rivalry game against Michigan, but it should still be just fine against Maryland +27.5 (-108).
Maryland has struggled with just 10 total points in the last 2 games. Ohio State has some things to work out, as RB Miyan Williams was carted off last week, and RB TreVeyon Henderson is already on the shelf, and a question mark to play. The Buckeyes will likely be slinging it around more, which is bad news for a Terps D allowing 232.1 passing yards per game to rank 75th in the country.
Over/Under
UNDER 64.5 (-108) is the best play on the board here.
Maryland’s offense has been horrific lately, and facing Ohio State won’t help matters any. The Buckeyes defense allows just 271.5 total yards and 15.6 points per game to rank 7th in the country in both categories, while yielding just 161.2 passing yards per game to check in 6th.
Ohio State will be slinging it around SECU Stadium, but Maryland won’t do enough to push this anywhere near the finish line for an Over.
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