COLUMBUS, Ohio — In one of the Big Ten’s enduring traditions, Ohio State football is a massive favorite against Rutgers on Saturday. The Buckeyes were favored by 41 points in the opening line at Caesar’s Sportsbook. Barring an extreme reversal, this will make the ninth time in the teams’ 10 meetings that OSU will be favored by 21 points or more, per the Odds Shark database. Ohio State covered the spread in its first five meetings with the Scarlet Knights while being favored between 21 and 39 points. Rutgers beat the spread in both 2019 (+52) and 2020 (+37.5). The Buckeyes were mere 15-point favorites at kickoff last season and won 52-13. Ohio State has covered spreads the past two weeks against Toledo (-31) and Wisconsin (-19) after failing to cover in its first two games. Rutgers is 1-1 as an underdog this season. it beat Boston College 22-21 as…
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