Early Odds for Michigan vs Ohio State Heavily Favor Buckeyes in The Game

• Betting odds for “The Game” favor No. 2 ranked Ohio State by 21.0 points against Michigan.
• The Michigan Wolverines have won the last three head-to-head meetings, with Ohio State winning the previous seven games.
• Saturday’s 43.0-point total has -115 odds to go over at Ohio Stadium.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State Buckeyes are 21.0-point favorites against the Michigan Wolverines in Saturday’s rivalry matchup. It’s the biggest legal sports betting spread in “The Game” since the Buckeyes were 21.5-point favorites back in 2014.

Michigan vs Ohio State Betting Odds

Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day is 1-3 outright against Michigan but has -1600 odds to improve his record on Saturday. Michigan beat Ohio State in three straight head-to-head meetings, including outright wins as underdogs in 2022 and 2021.

The Wolverines covered the spread at legal college football betting sites in seven of their last 10 games against Ohio State. Michigan is 6-2 against the spread as underdogs in that stretch but is just 4-7 against the spread this season.

Best Bet For Michigan Vs Ohio State: Over 43.0 Points (-115)

Regardless of which way the betting trends point for the winner of “The Game”, the best bet is on the 43.0-point total to go over. The over is 10-0 in the last 10 games of this classic college football rivalry.

There are -115 legal Ohio sports betting odds favoring the over on Saturday. Michigan totals went over in six of their last eight games.

Totals are going over at a 45% rate for the Buckeyes but they score 41.6 points per game, meaning they could clear Saturday’s total themselves. With Michigan coming off of a 50-6 win over Northwestern, both offenses have proven effective enough to clear the 43.0-point total in Week 13.

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