With three hours until No. 5 Ohio State's home-opener against Youngstown State, the Eleven Warriors staff provide their score predictions and analysis for today's matchup.
After a less-than-impressive showing against Indiana last week, Ohio State’s offense has the perfect opportunity to find its footing against the FCS-level Penguins. At the same time, the Buckeye defense looks to add to its strong start after holding the Hoosiers to just three points and 153 yards of total offense in the 23-3 win over IU.
The Penguins waddle into Columbus after a 52-10 drubbing of Valparaiso in their season opener, in which Youngstown State churned out 303 yards on the ground.staff offer their score predictions for the Tressel Bowl, as well as dive into the betting implications at stake during Saturday’s contest.“Nonconference games against non-Power 5 schools usually aren’t memorable, but I distinctly remember covering Ohio State’s last game against an FCS opponent vs.
"We will see Mr. McCord make the most strides as he develops greater comfort and timing with distributing the ball within Ryan Day's scheme at game speed."– Matt Gutridge“Look, the offense is going to continue to improve, but anyone expecting an immediate light-bulb moment en route to 50 points is probably being a little too optimistic. More than McCord, I want to see the running game play with some level of dominance that sets the tone for the rest of the team.
Only two members of the Eleven Warriors staff don’t see the Buckeyes covering the imposing spread. While Chase Brown has the Buckeyes running away with a 66-point win – the largest margin of victory predicted – Johnny Ginter and Kyle Jones envision Ohio State falling short of the 41.5-point mark, predicting 31 and 35-point margins.With the release of betting odds being delayed until Thursday, there has been no movement of the opening O/U of 56.5 as of Saturday morning.
Dan Hope and Brown anticipate the Buckeyes will reach the over by their lonesome, predicting scoring outputs of 59 and 66 points from the Ohio State offense. Josh Poloha, Kyle Jones and Jack Emerson also foresee the over hitting, while the rest of the Eleven Warriors staff took the under.for more detailed breakdowns on this weekend's lines and more.
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