Week 8 Picks: Minnesota at Ohio State Odds, Trends & Injuries
Minnesota may have picked a bad time to face No. 18 Ohio State, as the Gophers travel to Ohio Stadium on Saturday for a Noon ET kickoff with the Buckeyes.
Ohio State is 5-2 on the season and against the spread this year, but is coming off an embarrassing 26-18 loss to Purdue where Ohio State had five turnovers in the game. Terrelle Pryor has come under scrutiny for his play, as he threw three two interceptions and lost two fumbles in the game while leading the Ohio State offense to just 287 yards. On the seas, Pryor has 1,169 yards passing with 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions while rushing for 367 yards and four scores. Ohio State rebounded from its two losses last season with wins by at least 18 points and after losing to USC by three points this year, the Buckeyes answered with a 38-0 domination of Toledo. Ohio State is 18-1 at home against Minnesota since 1965 and the Buckeyes defense is holding opponents to 14 points and 284 yards per-game this season.
Minnesota has been a hot-and-cold team all year, going 4-3 overall and 3-4 against the spread. Last week the Gophers lost 20-0 to Penn State, and the Gophers were held to just 138 yards of offense and 37 yards rushing as a team. Adam Weber has thrown for 1,325 yards on the year but has nine interceptions and just six touchdowns. Eric Decker has been the lone bright spot on offense, as he has caught 47 passes for 731 yards and five touchdowns. On defense, Minnesota is allowing 23.3 points and 393 yards per-game, including a total of 1,661 yards through, which is the most in the Big Ten.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Sports Interaction have made Ohio State 16.5-point home favorites over Minnesota on Saturday afternoon. The over/under total for this game has been established at 43.5.
College Football Week 8 Betting Trends
All games in this series since 1992
OHIO ST is 8-5 against the spread versus MINNESOTA since 1992
OHIO ST is 12-1 straight up against MINNESOTA since 1992
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992
Games over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 2-0 against the spread versus OHIO ST over the last 3 seasons
OHIO ST is 2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
All games played at OHIO ST since 1992
MINNESOTA is 4-3 against the spread versus OHIO ST since 1992
OHIO ST is 6-1 straight up against MINNESOTA since 1992
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992
Games played at OHIO ST over the last 3 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 1-0 against the spread versus OHIO ST over the last 3 seasons
OHIO ST is 1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
Week 8 College Football Injury Report
MINNESOTA
No significant injuries.
OHIO ST
[LB] 09/06/2009 - Tyler Moeller out for season ( Head )
(S) 09/10/2009 - Aaron Gant likely out 2-4 weeks ( Lower Body )
[OT] 10/03/2009 - Jim Cordle "?" ( Ankle )
(S) 10/03/2009 - Kurt Coleman "?" ( Suspension )
[RB] 10/03/2009 - Jaamal Berry "?" ( Hamstring )
[OT] 10/03/2009 - Andy Miller "?" ( Illness )
[DL] 10/03/2009 - Dexter Larimore injured last game, "?" ( Leg )
Minnesota at Ohio State Current Odds
Minnesota Golden Gophers +16.5 Over 43.5 (+625)
Ohio State Buckeyes -16.5 Under 43.5 (-1000)
Player Props:
Total passing yards for Adam Weber (MIN): Over/Under 186.5
Total touchdown passes + interceptions for Weber: Over/Under 2.5
Total rushing yards for Duane Bennett (MIN): Over/Under 45.5
Total rushing attempts for DeLeon Eskridge (MIN): Over/Under 6.5
Total receiving yards for Eric Decker (MIN): Over/Under 50.5
Total receptions for Nick Tow Arnett (MIN): Over/Under 2.5
Total completions for Terrelle Pryor (OSU): Over/Under 12.5
Total rushing attempts for Ohio State: Over/Under 45.5
Total receiving yards for DeVier Posey (OSU): Over/Under 51.5
Total receptions for Dane Sanzenbacher (OSU): Over/Under 2.5