Most likely to us only putting up 17 at home against a much inferior defense. I personally took the over when it was at 52. My best guess is something like 48-13.

Hate to say it but there's a realistic scenario where OSU covers the total by themselves. Even if the backups come in, Day has already been on the record that he tells his second string they are coming in the game to score points, not run the clock out.

That's vegas baiting all the amateur gamblers, the sharp money starts to roll in as we get closer.

That video is so funny.
All in good fun.







GO BOBCATS

Ryan Day's Record vs MAC Teams

2019: OSU 76 - Miami 5 (Miami won the MAC)
2021: OSU 59 - Akron 7
2022: OSU 77 - Toledo 21 (Toledo won the MAC)
2024: OSU 52 - Akron 6
2024: OSU 56 - Western 0

Average: OSU 64 - MACtion 8

The first site to post a line, I forget which one, posted the open at 35.5. It is now at 28.5 on DraftKings, Caesar's and Bet365.

OUr moneyline is also all the way down to 18:1 on those three sites. This is clearly not the actual perception of oddsmakers because juice on odds is build into the odds themselves. The moneyline on OSU is not 1:18 but all the way at 1:50 on the same sites. So we are actually seen as more like 30:1 and it is juiced on both ends. I guessed 75:1 a week ago. We are getting more love than I would have thought.

While, as I said, this is well within the sort of upset that happens and isn't in historical upset territory, as several others seem to be doing in this thread, I question if it hasn't moved too far in OUr direction.

While we might hold up better up front against the run against Rutgers if we played them again will OSU fare much worse there. Do we have a corner that can limit Smith. While Texas would very likely average much more than 7 if they repeatedly played OSU is OUr offense expected to put up a ton of points when Texas couldn't. Yes, we CAN win. We do have a hope. But it seems to be the perception of a likelihood of a win might be getting away from where it probably is in reality.

Oddly, the perception that I am talking about seems to be more in the betting market than on the fan board.

The last three meetings between the teams had an average score of 36.3 to 12.3, just a 24-pt differential, and in two of them (1999 and 2008) it was just 18 pts (33 to 15 on average). A spread of under 30 seems more realistic.


As for the drop in the spread for this game, it's likely that the early line was influenced by O$U's 70-0 rout of Grambling. Cooler (and maybe wiser) heads have since prevailed.

Marshall's win over Notre Dame was on NBC. We are a similar underdog to what Northern Illinois was. We know Notre Dame actually turned out to be better than though at the time and NIU worse and NIU still won.

I hope the Bobcats can stay with them awhile, and keep it under 40. More importantly, I hope no one gets hurt. The game against them in 2008 cost the Bobcats a lot when T3 had his collarbone broken.

Parker's left wrist got hit early, but he was throwing on the sideline afterward.

Perhaps the coaches are saying "Better to be safe than sorry."

Such an odd first half.

I expected our offense to move the ball a bit more than they did, but did not expect the defense to hold their own so far. Special teams had a few nice plays too.

We will learn a lot based off our first possession in the 2nd. If Parker is in and we move the ball... could be interesting. I expect Poulos and a 3 and out.

Yeah. Can we not try to put Parker back out there for even a few plays? (If the injury isn't too bad)

No word. Reports on X that he went into the locker room, but then quickly came back out. He is still in pads on the sideline and was throwing the ball.

I suspect it is not a serious injury.

1. Did he not injure his left wrist? Can anyone confirm which wrist is hurt?

2. In this day and age, when some think refs over-protect QBs, was that not a late hit on Parker?