COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football has maintained a sizable gap with Rutgers throughout the latter’s decade in the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes are 9-0 in the series and have scored 49 or more points in every game. Only once in that span has OSU been less than a 21-point favorite at kickoff, per the Odds Shark database. Should that still be true as the Scarlet Knights are off to their best start since 2012 and the Buckeyes’ offense is not as explosive as in recent years? Fan Duel installed the Buckeyes as 18.5-point favorites in one of the first lines to go up Sunday morning. It also set an over/under point total of 41.5. Why so low? This is yes another matchup of defense-led teams. Ohio State moved into No. 1 in the country in yards allowed per play (3.95), while Rutgers ranks ninth (4.34). Rutgers…
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