COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s issues with positive coronavirus tests have not yet affected the betting line in any considerable way. According to Vegas Insider, the consensus still favored the Buckeyes by 28 points as of Thursday night. That is only half a point less than the line prior to Wednesday’s first reports of an increase in positive COVID-19 tests within the program. Ohio State has had no trouble gaining oddsmakers’ trust an establishing itself as a big favorite during this truncated Big Ten-only season. But it did not cover big spreads against Rutgers and Indiana despite leading 35-3 and 35-7, respectively. The cleveland.com Buckeye Talk staff expects that streak to end Saturday, even though these predictions were made before we knew Ohio State made be without multiple players against the Illini. Watch the video above, and subscribe to Ohio State football on cleveland.com on YouTube for analysis and…
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