The Ohio State Buckeyes have enjoyed success at home after their bye week in the past and will try to continue that trend on Saturday when they host the Cincinnati Bearcats.
The Buckeyes have won six-straight games off a bye, including all three since head coach Urban Meyer took over the program, to go along with a 4-2 mark against the spread.
Point spread: The Buckeyes opened as 12.5-point favorites at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark, but the number climbed to 16 points by Thursday. The total was 63.5. (Line updates and matchup report)
Odds Shark computer prediction: 35.1-17.5 Buckeyes
Why the Cincinnati Bearcats can cover the spread
The Bearcats have played just two games so far this season, making it difficult to tell which team is the one that will be facing Ohio State. In a 58-34 rout of the Toledo Rockets in their season opener on September 12, quarterback Gunner Kiel completed 25 of 37 passes for 418 yards and threw a school record-tying six touchdown passes in his first college start to help the Bearcats cover the spread as 9.5-point favorites.
The transfer from Notre Dame who sat out last season threw four more touchdown passes last week in a 31-24 win over Miami-Ohio but Cincinnati failed to cover as a 30-point favorite. The Bearcats have performed well recently as road underdogs, going 3-0 ATS in their past three.
Why the Ohio State Buckeyes can cover the spread
In addition to playing well at home off a bye, Ohio State…
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