What is Ohio State football’s crazy point spread against Minnesota? College betting lines

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football will be heavily favored to send its seniors off with a blowout of Minnesota on Saturday.

Draft Kings installed the Buckeyes as a 27.5-point favorite in its opening line for the home finale. The Golden Gophers are 5-5, but are coming off a 49-30 loss to the same Purdue team that OSU beat 41-7 in West Lafayette earlier this season.

Ohio State is 2-2 this season when favored by as much as 27.5. That includes covering on Saturday as 31.5-point favorites with a 38-3 victory over Michigan State. The Buckeyes are 11-7-1 under Ryan Day when favored by 27 or more points, per the Odds Shark database.

Minnesota is 1-2 as an underdog, including a 52-10 loss to Michigan as a 20.5-point underdog.

Ohio State has won 12 consecutive games against the Golden Gophers dating back through 2001. However, it has not covered a spread against them since 2010, a span of four games. In the most recent meeting, in the 2021 season opener at Minnesota, OSU pushed as a 14-point favorite, 45-31.

Minnesota is 3-7 overall against the spread, while Ohio State is 5-3-2, per Vegas Insider.

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