College Football Betting Tips – Eastern Michigan vs Ohio State

The Ohio State Buckeyes are playing their second-straight heavy underdog this Saturday as the Eastern Michigan Eagles come to town and while the win isn’t in doubt, covering the big pointspread might be difficult, even against a softie. Let’s look at the betting line and the college football betting tips to determine how badly the Eagles will get beat.

The college football odds have the Ohio State Buckeyes as -44-point favorites and the game total is set at 56 points.

NCAAF Betting Lines

September 25, 2010

Eastern Michigan Eagles +44 -110

Ohio State Buckeyes -44 -110

Game Total 56

Location: Ohio Stadium – Columbus OH

Game Time: 3:30pm

TV: ABC

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College Football Betting Tips – The Buckeyes are 8-1 against the spread in their last 10 home games.

The Ohio State Buckeyes have another great team under Jim Tressel, and unless something major happens over the next couple of months, we’ll likely see the Buckeyes and the Alabama Crimson Tide playing for a National Championship. Regardless of your opinion on the BCS or either school, it would be a heck of a title game; Alabama would push the Buckeyes to the limit. The Eastern Michigan Eagles are not the Crimson Tide, far from it.

The EMU Eagles are winless on the season but they’ve covered the spread in two of the three games this season. The Eagles starting quarterback Alex Gillett has put up respectable numbers. He’s thrown 350 passing yards, four touchdown passes with three interceptions; Gillett has added another 172 yards on the ground.

College Football Betting Tips – The EMU Eagles are 1-5 ATS in their past six games after allowing 40 or more in their previous game.

The Ohio State Buckeyes biggest challenge Saturday will be themselves. They stayed focus last Saturday as they crushed Ohio 43-7, easily covering the 29.5-point spread.

The Buckeyes are the number one team nation in terms of Turnover Ratio with a +10 margin over three games. Their opponents are ranked 112 th in the country.

Quarterback Terrelle Pryor is playing like a Heisman candidate; he’s thrown for 715 passing yards with six touchdown passes and two interceptions. He leads the Ohio State Buckeyes with 165 rushing yards.

College Football Betting Tips – EMU has gone under the total in 15 of their past 22 September games.

Looking at the line of -44 is scary but Eastern Michigan doesn’t stand a chance, as Jim Tressel’s boys will run up the score and I wouldn’t be surprised if they lead by 30 points at the half. The turnover ratio will play a big part in this game. The Buckeyes defense will score some points to help Ohio State cover the spread.

NCAAF Betting Pick: Ohio State Buckeyes -44