Ohio state -42.5 WTF!!!

**mtneer1212** · 09-19-10, 11:00 PM

EMU is one of the three worst Div 1-A teams.

**Michigan** · 09-19-10, 11:01 PM

Eastern has been the worst team in the land over the past 10 years. It is a fair line.

**reppin_the_847** · 09-19-10, 11:08 PM

Oregon easily covered on a -55 spread yesterday against Portland State. If they could do that with ease, I'm sure Ohio State can cover the -42.5 against Eastern Michigan University.

**drfunkmaster** · 09-19-10, 11:13 PM

humm thanks guys.. just looking at some lines.. Thanks for all the input..

**Intuitive_Edge** · 09-19-10, 11:33 PM

line is correct. EMU may not a win a game all year like last year

**Terrapin Station** · 09-19-10, 11:34 PM

Like others have said, Ohio State should embarrass EMU.

**aeshred** · 09-19-10, 11:36 PM

They might cover that in 2 or 3 quarters... Its interesting though that tressel seems to actually run the score up this year. He usually plays it conservative.

**BookieOweMe** · 09-19-10, 11:42 PM

lol strong spread.

**goblue12** · 09-20-10, 02:30 AM

Shocked that this game will be on ABC at 3:30.

**Poster X** · 09-20-10, 02:47 AM

not worth a bet either way imo.

**HoulihansTX** · 09-20-10, 09:04 AM

Originally posted by drfunkmaster

Can ohio state actually cover this large number. Never seen such lines before -42.5. WOW.. any thoughts. Is eastern Michigan that bad???

Oregon was favored by 55 last week.

**THE PROFIT** · 09-20-10, 09:24 AM

They can easily cover that spread & it is where it should be, problem is, OhioSt has a habit of quitting in the 4th in games like this, & who can blame them when you have a 40 or 50 point lead, and they'll let the little guy score to not completely demoralize them.

I would bet the 1h if I played, its possible for them to have them 38-0 at the half, but 49-7 by the end

**reppin_the_847** · 09-20-10, 10:05 AM

True, but when it comes to pure chance, I'd say that Ohio State is more likely to cover than Eastern Michigan.

Originally posted by THE PROFIT

They can easily cover that spread & it is where it should be, problem is, OhioSt has a habit of quitting in the 4th in games like this, & who can blame them when you have a 40 or 50 point lead, and they'll let the little guy score to not completely demoralize them.

I would bet the 1h if I played, its possible for them to have them 38-0 at the half, but 49-7 by the end

**THE PROFIT** · 09-20-10, 12:08 PM

I agree 847, but its risky! 1H or leave it alone for me

**scarp** · 09-20-10, 02:35 PM

hmmm no go for me

**Duby** · 09-20-10, 03:32 PM

Ohio St will cover this game....They will win around 55-6

**agharah1** · 09-20-10, 04:01 PM

Normally, when you've got lines this big in games where the favorite can pretty much name the score, I ask myself "how deep are they at running back?" Once the favorite is up 4-5 TDs, they'll just keep running the football to drain clock. Take Alabama, for example. Two NFL-caliber running backs against Duke's notoriously awful defense meant Bama couldn't *not* run up the score. Then there are the teams with high-powered offenses that play extremely bad I-AA teams. Oregon scored all but *one* TD vs. Portland State last weekend in 2 minutes or less!

On the other hand, Ohio State has been running up the score in the past few years because Tyrelle Pryor needs all the practice he can get so they just keep trying to score. Denard Robinson is *already* a better passer than he is!

**Hammew** · 09-20-10, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by THE PROFIT

They can easily cover that spread & it is where it should be, problem is, OhioSt has a habit of quitting in the 4th in games like this, & who can blame them when you have a 40 or 50 point lead, and they'll let the little guy score to not completely demoralize them.

I would bet the 1h if I played, its possible for them to have them 38-0 at the half, but 49-7 by the end

I agree. They always seem to give up a TD, which at 42.5 one td can get the backdoor.

**Ralphie Halves** · 09-20-10, 05:27 PM

There are a good 30-35 FCS teams with better Sagarin power rankings than EMU right now if i recall correctly. I lean to Ohio State right now. Tressel isn't known for running up the score, but he wants to pad Pryor's stats at the same time.

**dume walker** · 09-20-10, 06:36 PM

Ohio State can easily beat EMU by 43 points. The question, of course, is will they. Tressel is more of a gentleman. He does not like to run up scores. Last Saturday I took OSU -31.5 against Ohio. Tressel scared the crap out of me when he put in the entire second string at the end of the 1st quarter. I figured no way they'll cover the spread now. Fortunately, he did let Pryor and the first team come back to play. I think what saved the spread is that Pryor started to have a lousy second half. Made some bad decisions. Threw an interception. Announcers said Tressel and staff were keeping Pryor and first team in to let him work out his kinks. I think that's what saved the spread. Final score 43-7. They win by 36. One more Ohio TD against OSU second stringers would have killed that.

I'm laying off this game. And any other game where OSU is laying big points. The Ohio State games I'll be looking to get on are the ones where they expect a battle and have to play tough the whole way. Iowa. Wisconsin. Purdue (@ home, a big revenge game). Penn State. IMO after having close calls against Ohio and Navy the last couple years, and after getting ambushed by Purdue last year, this team knows they cannot let up for one moment. Depending on the spreads for each of the tough games I mentioned above, I plan on banking on that.

**ManBearPig** · 09-20-10, 06:46 PM

What about the over on this game or the half? I think the 1H spread is doable but who knows what it will be by game time.

**reppin_the_847** · 09-20-10, 07:47 PM

I think the Ohio State spread is more likely to hit than the Over, because Eastern Michigan's inability to score is going to drag down the Over, and it could go Under. Take the Oregon vs. Portland State game from this past Saturday for example. Oregon covered the -55 without any problems, but Portland State was shut out & did not score at all! Therefore, the game total actually went Under!

Originally posted by ManBearPig

What about the over on this game or the half? I think the 1H spread is doable but who knows what it will be by game time.

**Flight** · 09-20-10, 08:02 PM

Sagarin ratings have Ohio State -43

Another rating system I use (which is stat based and not nearly as good as Sagarin this early in season) has Ohio State -30 or so

I assume BookMaker went with the Sagarin number to just get an initial number out there.

**Z_Wipf** · 09-20-10, 08:07 PM

**** thats a huge line

**jetsjets1028** · 09-20-10, 08:08 PM

yes they can prob will ohnio state #2 maybe #1 after nat championship and eastern michigan is an absolute joke so yeah

**reppin_the_847** · 09-22-10, 10:02 AM

FYI, I see the standard line on this game being as high as -44.5 now. The line started at -42.5 just to provide some perspective.

**AdaBarber** · 09-22-10, 10:10 AM

EMU is horrible. I don't think they will even get close to the red zone in this one. And I don't think Ohio State will stop at the goal line just to be a good sportsman. They will have at least 40 in the first half. Central Michigan won by half that spread last week against this lowly squad. I played this game and got it at 42.5 and I parlayed it. They should win by at least 50!

**ehp6737** · 09-22-10, 10:13 AM

Originally posted by drfunkmaster

Can ohio state actually cover this large number. Never seen such lines before -42.5. WOW.. any thoughts. Is eastern Michigan that bad???

You've never seen a line this high in colege??? There's atleast one a week as high as this if not higher

**magynuck** · 09-22-10, 10:16 AM

big spreads are common
value can be found just like any other line
no play here for me

**aman86** · 09-22-10, 11:44 AM

Yea line seems low actually

**d2bets** · 09-22-10, 11:54 AM

I'd take EMU if it reaches +45.5.

**iQon** · 09-22-10, 11:55 AM

Wow, you can't compare Oregon to OSU.

Yes, they CAN cover 43, but it's not worth the risk. The most I'd even consider playing a big OSU spread vs. a cupcake, is in the 20s.

**thebestthereis** · 09-22-10, 11:57 AM

ohio state moneyline looks pretty solid

**drfunkmaster** · 09-22-10, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by thebestthereis

ohio state moneyline looks pretty solid

Of course its solid, if you want to lay $10000 to win $100... But ohio does not cover the new current line at -44.5. Thats my opinion.