Coming off the heels of a hard-fought 21-10 win over Notre Dame in the season opener, Vegas expects Ohio State fans to be able to breathe a bit easier next weekend. With Arkansas State coming to town in Week 2, the Buckeyes open up as a whopping 45.5-point favorite against the Red Wolves in Columbus.
Ohio State’s offense was held mostly in check against the Fighting Irish, hampered by the absence of projected starter Julian Fleming and the early loss of top receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. It took some time for C.J. Stroud to get into a rhythm with all the new faces in his wide receiver core, but luckily the Buckeyes’ ground game was excellent with its two-headed monster of TreVeyon Henderson and Miyan Williams at running back.