Ohio State vs. Texas Prediction: Cotton Bowl Odds, Picks and Best Bets for Today's College Football Playoff Game
The Ohio State Buckeyes will meet the Texas Longhorns on Friday night in the Cotton Bowl Classic, with a chance to make the CFP National Championship on the line. Can Will Howard and the Buckeyes light up the scoreboard in the College Football Playoff semifinal? Matt McCuen makes a play on the total in his Ohio State vs. Texas prediction.
Matt McCuen - January 10, 2025, 3:53 PM EST
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The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Texas Longhorns will clash for the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Arlington, Texas, will be the site for this highly-anticipated matchup at AT&T Stadium.
Ohio State comes into the game with a 12-2 record. The Buckeyes entered 2024 as the betting favorite to win the National Championship.
Ohio State suffered a tough road loss early in the year against Oregon. The Buckeyes entered the final week of the season in a position to punch a ticket to the Big Ten Championship. Ohio State hosted arch-rival Michigan in the final week of the regular season. Ryan Day's team went into the contest as a 17-point favorite and lost the game outright, but the Buckeyes still earned a playoff spot as the number eight seed.
In round one of the playoffs, Ohio State blew out Tennessee, 42-17. The Buckeyes followed that win up with a dominating 41-21 win over Oregon on New Year's Day. Ohio State comes into the matchup as a 6-point favorite tonight.
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Ohio State vs. Texas Odds
Ohio State vs. Texas Date, Time, and Where To Watch
- Date: January 10, 2024
- Time: 7:30 pm ET
- Where To Watch: ESPN
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Ohio State vs. Texas Prediction
Will Howard has thrown for 3,490 yards, 32 touchdowns, and nine picks. Howard has rushed for seven touchdowns. Hopewell, Virginia native TreVeyon Henderson has rushed for 925 yards and 10 touchdowns. Freshman Jeremiah Smith leads the team with 1,224 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns. Ohio State ranks first in points allowed per game.
Texas begins the game as the fifth seed in the playoffs. The Longhorns have supported a record of 13-2. This Texas program has not won a National Championship since 2005, when Vince Young led the team to a win over USC.
The two losses for Texas this season came against Georgia. Steve Sarkisian's team reached the SEC Championship, where they were upset in overtime, 22-19.
Texas opened the College Football Playoffs with a comfortable 38-24 win over Clemson. The Longhorns then defeated Arizona State, 39-31, in a double overtime thriller on New Year's Day.
Southlake, Texas native Quinn Ewers has thrown for 3,189 yards, 29 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. Sophomore Quintrevion Wisner has scampered for 1,018 yards and five touchdowns. Matthew Golden leads the team with 936 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.
Ohio State vs. Texas Pick
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We will see a lot of points in this matchup tonight.
Despite both teams being top-tier defenses, this total is too low.
Ohio State ranks 7th in points scored per game (36.7).
Texas has averaged 34.3 points per game which ranks 15th in the nation.
The Longhorns secondary will struggle to slow down this Ohio State passing game tonight.
Let's stay hot and cash!
