OfftheNumber
5-1, 4-2 ATS
23
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4-1, 1-4 ATS
24
FinalABCESPN Unlimited

Closing number

Spread
OSU +2.5
TEX -2.5
Open –
Total
Over 50.5
Under 50.5

Source: DraftKings.

OSU 23, TEX 24. OSU covered by 1.5, under by 3.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread4 of 6 on Texas
Ohio St 24 Texas
Total2 of 2 on Over
Over 20 Under
Moneyline4 of 4 on Texas
Ohio St 04 Texas

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 1 common opponent
Opponent Ohio St Texas
Michigan
W 27-9 away
+18 · -10 Covered
W 41-27 neutral
+14 · -4 Covered

Against 1 common opponent: Ohio St won by 18.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread. Texas won by 14.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
2 Ohio St4 Texas
Texas -1.54
Taylor Lewan *Line -1.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 12 12:13 PM ET · Flat record 8-9, -0.7u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postWill Compton *Line -1.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 12 11:38 AM ET · Flat record 8-11, -3.7u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postTrent Attyah 10u*Line -1.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 10u as posted · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 12 10:59 AM ET · Flat record 20-29-1, -10.7u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postJosh Pate *Line -1.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 9 6:45 PM ET · Flat record 34-31, -0.1u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Ohio St -1.52
Dave Portnoy *Line -1.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 10 1:39 PM ET · Flat record 32-34-1, -4.9u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postTom Fornelli Line -1.5 · Price -108 · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 10 9:19 AM ET · Flat record 41-48-1, -3.5u · Original post
Total
2 Over0 Under
Over 49.52
Big Cat *Line 49.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 10 1:43 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postRico Bosco *Line 49.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 10 1:39 PM ET · Flat record 48-35, +8.7u · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

Straight up: GameDay celebrity guest picker on Texas, Desmond Howard on Texas, Pat McAfee on Texas, Nick Saban on Texas

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Ohio State WWWLWL

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample4-2 67% overSmall sample
Road2-0 100%Small sample0-2 0% overSmall sample
As underdog1-0 100%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Texas WLLLL

ATSTotals
All games1-4 20%Small sample2-3 40% overSmall sample
Home1-2 33%Small sample1-2 33% overSmall sample
As favorite1-4 20%Small sample
Last 51-4 20%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 12, 2026OSU 23, TEX 24TEX -2.5OSU covered50.5Under
Aug 30, 2025TEX 7, OSU 14OSU -1.5OSU covered46.5Under
Jan 10, 2025OSU 28, TEX 14OSU -5.5OSU covered51.5Under

Ohio State 3-0 ATS in these meetings. 3 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2024-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

OSUTEX
5-1Record4-1
4-2Against the spread1-4
4-2Over-under2-3
+0.8Avg cover margin+0.5
42.7Points per game31.4
13.2Points allowed16.0
7.14Yards per play5.25
503.5Yards per game379.2
4.30Rush yards per carry3.70
71.8Completion %63.9
45.2Third down %44.6
+5Turnover margin+1
11Sacks allowed12
52.3Penalty yards per game62.2

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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