Ohio State Opens Up As 19-Point Favorite Over Virginia Tech

By D.J. Byrnes on February 12, 2015 at 1:07 pm
The Magnificent Three
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My first impression upon learning 5Dimes lists Ohio State as 19-point favorites in the 2015 season opener against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg? That's not high enough.

Among some other opening games you can bet on:

GAME FAVORITE
NORTH CAROLINA vs. SOUTH CAROLINA  SOUTH CAROLINA (-7½)
MICHIGAN at UTAH UTAH (-6)
TEXAS at NOTRE DAME NOTRE DAME (-10½)
ARIZONA STATE vs. TEXAS A&M TEXAS A&M (-2)
AUBURN vs. LOUISVILLE AUBURN (-10)
VIRGINIA at UCLA UCLA (-16)
OHIO STATE at VIRGINIA TECH OHIO STATE (-19)


Yes, your eyes did not deceive you: Michigan's 0-0 Football Jesus will be an underdog in his first game at Michigan.

5Dimes also released team national title odds; here are the top fifteen; it's no surprise Ohio State leads the way, but the margin is a bit staggering.

SCHOOL ODDS
OHIO STATE (+450)
TEXAS CHRISTIAN (+800)
ALABAMA (+900)
BAYLOR (+1700)
USC (+1800)
AUBURN (+2000)
OREGON (+2000)
CLEMSON (+2400)
MICHIGAN STATE (+2400)
OKLAHOMA (+2500)
UCLA (+2500)
LSU (+2600)
GEORGIA (+2900)
FLORIDA STATE (+3000)
NOTRE DAME (+3400)


(Explanation of things like "+450" can be found here.)

5Dimes did differ from Bovada in their Heisman odds. TCU's Trevone Boykin, not OCU's Ezekiel Elliott, is 5Dimes' odds on favorite:

PLAYER POSITION SCHOOL ODDS
TREVONE BOYKIN QB TEXAS CHRISTIAN (+750)
EZEKIEL ELLIOTT RB OHIO STATE (+800)
DAK PRESCOTT QB MISSISSIPPI STATE (+850)
NICK CHUBB RB GEORGIA (+1200)
PAUL PERKINS RB UCLA (+1200)
CODY KESSLER QB USC (+1300)
DERRICK HENRY RB ALABAMA (+1400)
SAMAJE PERINE RB OKLAHOMA (+1400)
CARDALE JONES QB OHIO STATE (+1500)
JEREMY JOHNSON QB AUBURN (+2000)
CONNOR COOK QB MICHIGAN STATE (+2000)
JOSHUA DOBBS QB TENNESSEE (+2000)
JARRETT SOLOMON QB ARIZONA (+2000)
DESHAUN WATSON QB  CLEMSON (+2250)
J.T. BARRETT QB OHIO STATE (+2500)
BRAXTON MILLER QB OHIO STATE (+2500)


Tell you what: A $100 marker on any of Ohio State's quarterbacks might be the move.

And here, for the record's sake, are the Big Ten champion odds:

SCHOOL ODDS
OHIO STATE (-150)
MICHIGAN STATE (+300)
WISCONSIN (+800)
NEBRASKA (+1000)
MINNESOTA (+1200)
MICHIGAN (+1300)
PENN STATE (+1700)
IOWA (+2200)
RUTGERS (+2500)
MARYLAND (+3000)
NORTHWESTERN (+5500)
INDIANA (+6000)
ILLINOIS (+6000)
PURDUE (+8000)


Don't count out the Boilermakers just yet, folks!

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