July 4, 2026

Inside the numbers on Ohio State-Georgia, plus how our bets fared this season: Betting the Buckeyes


COLUMBUS, Ohio — On this Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker bring you another Betting the Buckeyes, and this one uses some gambling numbers to analyze the playoff semifinal between Ohio State and Georgia. First, Doug and TShoe look at the betting lines for both College Football Playoff semis — first Michigan-TCU, and then Ohio State-Georgia — and then talk about the overall national title odds for all four teams. Then (21:25) they look at TShoe’s power ratings for the Buckeyes and Bulldogs and how they compare to a year ago. Then Doug brings out some other numbers to analyze Ohio State and Georgia on both sides of the ball and get a sense for the matchup. For Tyler, in one way, this is No. 1 vs. No. 1. Finally (43:17), they run through their bets for the year and let you know how they did on their Power…

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