Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press The Ohio State Buckeyes and Bowling Green Falcons meet in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday at noon to kick off the season, and both of them are looking to replace some important pieces from last year when they enjoyed successful campaigns. The Buckeyes are listed as large home favorites and have reloaded more easily than in-state opponent Bowling Green. Point spread: The Buckeyes opened as 27-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark (line updates and matchup report). College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: 43.0-31.4 Buckeyes Why the Bowling Green Falcons can cover the spread The Falcons are coming off a MAC championship under former head coach Dino Babers, who has since left for the Syracuse Orange. They also lost quarterback Matt Johnson, who won the conference’s Offensive Player of the Year award. Taking over for Babers is Mike Jinks, who previously served as associate head coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Jinks helped run a high-powered offense at Texas Tech and should add some new wrinkles for a Bowling Green team that finished last season on a 10-3 run against the spread and was 10-4 straight up overall. Why the Ohio State Buckeyes can cover the spread…
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