Not even Ohio State is safe from garbage time.
Although the Buckeyes dominated for most of the game in a 34-10 win over Purdue yesterday, tragedy struck for OSU bettors in the final two minutes when the Boilermakers tossed a seven-yard touchdown pass for the last points of the afternoon. That score clipped Ohio State's lead to 24 points, spoiling an eighth cover this season for the Buckeyes and what would have been six in a row despite closing as lofty 29.5-point favorites. Yet, even after coming up short of the bookies' expectations, oddsmakers have lined Ohio State as even larger favorites against UCLA with the Buckeyes opening favored by 31.