Ohio State vs. Texas Prediction, Odds, Picks - January 10, 2025

Updated Jan. 9, 2025 3:04 a.m. ET

Data Skrive

The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2) are the favorites, but by less than a touchdown (-6), in one of this season's College Football Playoff National Championship Semifinals, where they will oppose the No. 4 Texas Longhorns (13-2) at AT&T Stadium on January 10, 2025, starting at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. The over/under is set at 53.5 points for the outing.

The Buckeyes' most recent contest was versus the Oregon Ducks, and they won by a score of 41-21. The Longhorns' most recent game was against the Arizona State Sun Devils, and they won by a score of 39-31.

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Ohio State vs. Texas Game Information & Odds

When: Friday, January 10, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
TV: ESPN
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Ohio State vs Texas Betting Information updated as of January 9, 2025, 2:45 a.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Ohio State	-6 (-108)	-229	+186	53.5	-108	-112

Ohio State vs. Texas Prediction

Pick ATS: Texas (+6)
Pick OU: Under (53.5)
Prediction: Ohio State 27, Texas 22

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Ohio State vs. Texas Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Buckeyes 30, Longhorns 24.
The Buckeyes have a 69.6% chance to claim victory in this contest per the moneyline's implied probability. The Longhorns have a 35.0% implied probability.
Ohio State has compiled an 8-6-0 record against the spread this season.
Texas has covered eight times in 15 chances against the spread this year.

Ohio State vs. Texas: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Ohio State	Texas
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	36.4 (7)	34.3 (5)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	12.1 (1)	14.5 (6)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	13 (26)	24 (127)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	17 (67)	30 (1)

Ohio State 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Will Howard	QB	3,490 YDS (72.6%) / 32 TD / 9 INT 171 RUSH YDS / 7 RUSH TD / 12.2 RUSH YPG
Jeremiah Smith	WR	70 REC / 1,224 YDS / 14 TD / 87.4 YPG
TreVeyon Henderson	RB	922 YDS / 10 TD / 65.9 YPG / 7.3 YPC 26 REC / 209 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 16.1 REC YPG
Quinshon Judkins	RB	924 YDS / 10 TD / 66 YPG / 5.3 YPC 17 REC / 118 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 9.8 REC YPG
Cody Simon	LB	81 TKL / 9 TFL / 7 SACK
J.T. Tuimoloau	DL	42 TKL / 11 TFL / 10 SACK
Jack Sawyer	DL	43 TKL / 5 TFL / 8 SACK / 1 INT
Sonny Styles	DB	68 TKL / 7 TFL / 4 SACK

Texas 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Quinn Ewers	QB	3,189 YDS (66.5%) / 29 TD / 11 INT -64 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / -4.3 RUSH YPG
Jaydon Blue	RB	714 YDS / 8 TD / 51 YPG / 5.5 YPC 37 REC / 309 REC YDS / 4 REC TD / 20.6 REC YPG
Quintrevion Wisner	RB	1,018 YDS / 5 TD / 67.9 YPG / 4.9 YPC 38 REC / 269 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 17.9 REC YPG
Matthew Golden	WR	56 REC / 936 YDS / 9 TD / 62.4 YPG
Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	101 TKL / 13 TFL / 7 SACK / 1 INT
Colin Simmons	DL	38 TKL / 10 TFL / 9 SACK / 1 INT
Jahdae Barron	DB	60 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK / 5 INT
Andrew Mukuba	DB	60 TKL / 4 TFL / 5 INT / 5 PD