Buckeyes begin week as favorite for B1G opener at Washington
COLUMBUS — Ohio State is 3-0 with a major win already on its resume. The Buckeyes are the No. 1 team in the country.
But the program at the top of the sport coming off its national title hasn’t hit the road yet to face a challenge away from home. That will change Saturday when the Buckeyes head west to face the undefeated Washington Huskies in Seattle.
Ohio State will do so as a 9.5-point favorite, according to the folks at BetMGM. The total has been set at 52.5 points.
It’ll be the second time Ohio State will play in the Pacific Northwest since the Big Ten expanded to 18 teams in 2024. The Buckeyes lost by one point at Oregon last season.
Despite heading to Husky Stadium, where Washington has won its last 22 games, the Buckeyes are expected to win by double digits in the first-career road start for quarterback Julian Sayin — and the first road test for this team overall on the year.
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This matchup in Seattle is part of a headliner college football weekend that’ll also see Oregon head to Penn State, Alabama head to Georgia, USC head to Illinois, Auburn head to Texas A&M and LSU head to Ole Miss, as well as other huge games.
With all of those other major games happening, the college football slate is loaded. And Ohio State will be a part of that weekend, heading to Washington as a favorite over the Huskies.
Ohio State at Washington betting trends, stats
+ Ohio State is 2-1 against the spread this season. The Buckeyes covered against Texas and Grambling before failing to cover the spread by 0.5 points against Ohio.
+ Washington is also 2-1 against the spread so far this season.
+ The total has gone under in two of the Buckeyes first three games.
+ The total has gone over in all three of the Huskies games so far this year.
+ Ohio State has won 20 straight games following an idle week.
+ The Buckeyes are 12-7 against the spread coming off an idle week under Ryan Day.
+ The OVER is 12-7 in Ohio State games following an idle week under Ryan Day.
+ Ohio State is 13-10-2 against the spread as an away favorite under Ryan Day.
+ Washington is 1-5 against the spread in its last six games as a home underdog against ranked teams.