Ohio State vs. Oregon Prediction: Rose Bowl College Football Playoff Odds, Picks and Best Bets
The Ohio State Buckeyes will take on the Oregon Ducks on New Year's Day in a huge College Football Playoff rematch. Can Will Howard and the Buckeyes get revenge in the Rose Bowl and advance to the CFP semifinals? Matt McCuen breaks down this massive matchup with his best betting pick for Ohio State vs. Oregon in the quarterfinal round.
Matt McCuen - January 1, 2025, 3:34 PM EST
4 minOhio State vs. Oregon Prediction: Rose Bowl College Football Playoff Odds, Picks and Best Bets
The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks will meet for a Big Ten showdown on Wednesday afternoon for the Granddaddy of them all. The Rose Bowl will take place in Pasadena, California.
Today's game will be a rematch of one of the best games from the 2024 season. Oregon defeated Ohio State, 32-31, in a thriller on October 12th. The Buckeyes feel as if they let the game slip away as they allowed a field goal with 1:47 left. Ohio State drove the ball down the field, but poor clock management ended the game and the Buckeye's chances of winning.
Ryan Day knows today is the biggest game of his career. Day and the Buckeyes were upset by the Michigan Wolverines on the season's final week. The loss eliminated Ohio State from the Big Ten Championship. Ohio State got their groove back with a comfortable defeat of Tennessee in round one of the playoffs.
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Ohio State vs. Oregon Odds
Ohio State vs. Oregon Date, Time, and Where To Watch
- Date: January 1, 2024
- Time: 5:00 pm ET
- Where To Watch: ESPN
Ohio State vs. Oregon Prediction
Will Howard leads the team with 3,171 passing yards, 29 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. Quinshon Judkins has rushed for 839 yards and nine touchdowns. Jeremiah Smith leads the Buckeyes with 1,037 receiving yards and twelve touchdowns.
Oregon comes into the contests with a perfect 13-0 record. That record earned Oregon the top overall seed. The Ducks are not happy about the draw they got. You would assume that Oregon, as the No. 1 seed, would get a favorable matchup. Unfortunately for the Ducks, that is not the case.
Oregon most recently played on December 7th, when they defeated Penn State in the Big Ten Championship. Head coach Dan Lanning has done as good of a job as anyone in college football this year. Lanning and the Ducks come into today's game as a 2.5-point underdog.
Veteran Dillion Gabriel has thrown for 3,558 yards, 28 touchdowns, and six picks. Jordan James has rushed for 1,253 yards and 15 touchdowns. Tez Johnson has racked up 866 yards and ten touchdowns.
Ohio State vs. Oregon Pick
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We will trust the line today.
The fact we see the Lowe seed in Ohio State as the favorite today tells the tale.
The line has continued moving in the direction of the Buckeyes.
As we know, beating a team twice in one season is no easy task, and the Buckeyes will have the advantage today.
