Everything you need to know about betting on Ohio State in 2016
Previewing Ohio State and college football from a Las Vegas gambling prospective, with ESPN's gambling reporter, David Purdum.
We chatted with one of the best sports gambling reporter in the business, ESPN's David Purdum, to check the current Las Vegas odds, stats and trends, plus get his opinions on the upcoming college football season. Remember, Purdum is an ESPN reporter who covers the ins-and-outs of the industry and is a recreational bettor — not a sharp bettor who is putting big time money on games. Also, these odds are coming from Las Vegas casinos, which do not have as many prop bets as off-shore sportsbooks, such as Bovada.
Nevada sportsbooks have never had a losing September in neither the NFL or college football since gaming control began tracking sports betting in 1988. Take these trends and odds with a grain of salt, as the casinos always win.
Here are Purdum's takes on Ohio State, the Big Ten and the rest of college football:
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Land-Grant Holy Land: We have seen Ohio State/Oklahoma open at 9.5 and it has now settled around a touchdown. Where is the money going and why the spread drop?
David Purdum: The line simply opened too high. Even the oddsmaker at the South Point Casino who posted the opener acknowledges that now, but his reasoning is understandable. He believes Ohio State, because of its abundance of new personnel, will be a way better team in November than it will in September. He wouldn’t have made that opener 9.5, if the game were in November.
The early money came in on the Buckeyes, but limits on these early lines are relatively small, and bookmakers are more apt to move lines quickly in June, July and August than they will be in the days leading up to kickoff.
We’ll really find out what the market thinks this point spread should be in a few weeks.
Land-Grant Holy Land: What is your favorite Urban Meyer or Ohio State betting trend?
Purdum: I’ve got two and they’re doozies:
1) For his career, Meyer is 37-9 against the spread with more than one week to prepare, including 8-3 ATS in season openers.
2) Meyer is 19-5 ATS as an underdog.
Land-Grant Holy Land: What are the current odds for the Buckeyes to win the national title? How heavily are they being bet?
Purdum: Ohio State is 8-1 to win the national championship at the Westgate SuperBook. The Buckeyes may be a little lower or higher at other shops, but they are among the top tier of favorites, along with consensus favorite Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Florida State and LSU.
Only Michigan has attracted more bets than Ohio State to win the national championship at the Westgate.
Land-Grant Holy Land: What are J.T. Barrett's current Heisman odds? Is Vegas seeing some money coming in on the former Big Ten Offensive POY?
Purdum: Barrett is 12-1 to win the Heisman at the SuperBook. There has been no movement on Barrett’s odds.
Land-Grant Holy Land: After the Oklahoma game, do you think the Buckeyes will be favored in every other game this year?
Purdum: Yes. They are currently 5-point favorites over Michigan. It would take some unexpected developments during the season to flip that line. Road games at Wisconsin and at Michigan State are other possibilities. Maybe Wisconsin upsets LSU and Ohio State looks bad against Oklahoma? Maybe the Buckeyes would be dogs to the Badgers in that scenario?
One veteran Vegas oddsmaker said, to start the season, Ohio State is power-ranked higher than every team on its schedule, including Oklahoma.
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