Ohio State-Texas betting guide: Will Buckeyes cover the spread?

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The Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns meet in a historic College Football Playoff semifinal matchup on Friday night in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Texas, the last SEC team standing in the playoff, will face a Buckeyes team that is already the odds-on favorite to win the national championship at ESPN BET. (-140).

Ohio State opened as a five-point favorite over Texas after the Buckeyes easily handled No. 1 seed Oregon Ducks in the Rose Bowl last week. The line has since moved a point up to -6 with the total moving down a point from 54.5 to 53.5 ahead of Friday night's game.

Defense has largely been the strength for a Longhorns…