When Vegas oddsmakers opened with Ohio State as a 15½-point over Michigan State, many local fans—including the author—guffawed at their stupidity.
After all, only one point separated these two teams over the last five years. Betting Spartans (+17) seemed as easy as stealing a lollipop from a toddler—or so it seemed at the time.
Ohio State and Michigan State played four quarters Saturday, and OSU walked away with a 45 point victory. Notably, this was the worst loss for Mark Dantonio in his Michigan State career.
Dantonio hasn't suffered a similar loss since 2011, when his Spartans lost to Nick Saban's Alamaba Crimson Tide, 49-7, in the Capital One Bowl.
But hey, here was his reaction earlier this week when he pretended to not know the line moved to Buckeyes (-16):
Makes you think, for sure.
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