The opening lines for Week 0 and Week 1 of the college football season are here.
Fourteen weeks. That's how long we have until Week 0. More importantly, we are 15 weeks away from the Buckeyes' 2026 season kicking off.
With that, DraftKings has released its opening lines for the first two weeks of the season, which include Ohio State's season opener against Ball State. The Buckeyes open as 49.5-point favorites over the Cardinals to begin the season, according to DraftKings.
While DraftKings has only given out the opening lines for Week 0 and Week 1, FanDuel has already given out its lines for some of the biggest games of the regular season, including three that involve Ohio State.
Along with being more than seven-touchdown favorites over Ball State, the Buckeyes are also listed as 1.5-point underdogs at Texas and at Indiana, and 12.5-point favorites in The Game against Michigan, according to FanDuel.
| DATE | OPPONENT | POINT SPREAD |
|---|---|---|
| SEPT. 5, 2026 | BALL STATE | -49.5 (DRAFTKINGS) |
| SEPT. 12, 2026 | AT TEXAS | +1.5 (FANDUEL) |
| OCT. 17, 2026 | AT INDIANA | +1.5 (FANDUEL) |
| NOV. 28, 2026 | MICHIGAN | -12.5 (FANDUEL) |
When Ball State travels to Columbus for the season opener, it will mark the first time Ohio State and the Cardinals have ever played each other in football.
While the Buckeyes are underdogs in two of the four games that spreads have already opened for, Ohio State is the favorite to win the CFP national championship at season's end, both at DraftKings (+650) and FanDuel (+550). OSU is the favorite to win the Big Ten as well (+180 on DraftKings, +190 on FanDuel).
For those curious, FanDuel lists Ohio State's over/under for regular-season wins at 9.5.
