COLUMBUS, Ohio – One week after being favored by the biggest opening point spread between Power 5 conference rivals this season, oddsmakers made Ohio State football’s 44-point initial spread against Maryland look quaint. The Buckeyes opened as 50.5-point favorites at Rutgers on Saturday, per Circa Sports. As of Tuesday morning, the line had grown to 52. According to oddsshark.com, this could be the first time Ohio State has been favored by 50 or more points at kickoff since 2013, when it covered a 51-point spread against Florida A&M. Per the same database, this would be the Buckeyes’ largest spread in a Big Ten Conference road game since covering a 30-point spread at Maryland in 2016. Ohio State has won all five games in its series with Rutgers by an average score of 54.2-5.4. All of those games have been played since 2014. The Scarlet Knights scored 17 points in that…
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