Analyzing Ohio State‘s Early Betting Lines for the 2023 Season

If you’re eager to bet on Ohio State football this season, there’s already plenty of wagers you can make.Even though the start of the season is still more than three months away, betting lines have been released for half of Ohio State’s 12 regular-season games this year. Sportsbooks have also put out futures odds for which team will win the national championship, who will win the Big Ten, how many games each team will win this season and who will win the Heisman Trophy.On this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays, we take a look at all of the lines released so far by FanDuel and DraftKings for Ohio State’s 2023 games, the national championship, the Big Ten championship, win/loss totals for each Big Ten team and every Buckeye who currently has Heisman odds. Among all of those categories, we analyze why the lines are what they are and make our picks for which bets we’d be most and least inclined to make.At the end of the show, we also spend a little time talking about this weekend’s report by ESPN’s Pete Thamel that shed light on the Big Ten’s still-incomplete TV deal and why Ohio State will host a night game against Michigan State in November even though it doesn’t want to.The rundown for this week’s show:2:00: Ohio State is favored by 28 against Indiana, which says as much about the Hoosiers as the Buckeyes4:18: It’s tempting to bet on the Buckeyes vs. Notre Dame with only a seven-point spread6:49: 10.5 is a logical line for Ohio State vs. Penn State, but history suggests it could be closer9:30: Wisconsin could be more dangerous for Ohio State than it’s been in recent matchups11:48: 24.5 seems like a large spread for Michigan State, but it’s really right where it should be14:13: Ohio State is an underdog against Michigan, and it’s hard to argue the Buckeyes shouldn’t be18:18: Picks for the best and worst bets on Ohio State’s preseason game lines20:34: Purdue, Maryland likely to have the closest spreads among Ohio State’s other six games22:54: Ohio State’s upside gives it better national championship odds than Michigan25:01: Our thoughts on Georgia, Alabama and other potential national championship contenders32:35: Ohio State has the best odds to win the Big Ten, but is far from a prohibitive favorite35:12: Wisconsin, Penn State might offer the best value in Big Ten championship futures37:07: 10.5 wins is the right over/under for both Ohio State and Michigan40:01: The overs and unders we like best in the Big Ten42:14: Caleb Williams should have the best Heisman odds, but history says not to bet on him43:51: Michael Penix Jr., Drake Maye among Heisman candidates to watch44:46: Why Marvin Harrison Jr. is the Buckeyes’ best bet to win the Heisman Trophy48:23: Drew Allar a Big Ten Heisman candidate to watch – but he’ll have to beat Ohio State or Michigan50:18: Kevin Warren wants a bonus for a TV deal he didn’t even finish52:57: November night games in the Midwest aren’t ideal, but that’s the cost of doing business57:52: It’s no coincidence that the Big Ten hired a TV executive to clean up the mess59:20: You know the Big Ten’s Week 2 schedule is bad when Youngstown State might be on NBC1:01:14: Shoutouts to Joshua Perry, Ohio State men’s tennis and Ohio State baseball