#285 ASA PLAY ON Ohio State -5.5 over Texas, Friday at 7:30 PM ET - This line is higher than it would have been in favor of OSU compared to what it would have been a few weeks ago but it’s warranted in our opinion. The Buckeyes just topped Tennessee & Oregon by a combined score of 83-38 which is arguably 2 of the most impressive wins by any college team this season. They simply dominated 2 very good opponents. Not only on the scoreboard but in the stats as well. They outgained those 2 opponents by a combined 973 to 532 total yards. The Buckeyes controlled the line of scrimmage in each game as well averaging nearly 5.2 YPC on the ground while allowing just 1.9 YPC. To put that defensive effort into perspective, both the Vols and Ducks came into the game averaging 4.9 YPC so OSU held them a full 3.0 YPC below their average. Impressive to say the least. Texas topped Clemson by 2 TD’s and then went to OT vs ASU before winning 39-31. However, unlike the Buckeyes who dominated, the Horns were outgained in the 2 games combined and lost the line of scrimmage averaging just 3.1 YPC while allowing 4.0 YPC. The vaunted Texas defense gave up 922 total yards in those 2 games. We can argue that OSU dominated 2 better teams than Texas played as both Tennessee and Oregon would be favored vs either of the Longhorn opponents (ASU & Clemson). The Ohio State defense has been lock down allowing less than 300 total yards vs each of their first 2 opponents. We think Texas will struggle on offense in this game while the OSU offense is facing a Longhorn defense that has given up nearly 1,000 yards in their 2 games. OSU by at least a TD here.