Toledo Rockets vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/17/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Saturday, September 17, 2022

Venue:  Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Toledo +32, OSU -32; Over/Under:  62 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Toledo +32, OSU -32; Over/Under:  62 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Toledo +31.5, OSU -31.5; Over/Under:  62.5 points

 

Toledo Rockets:  2-0 (2nd place, MAC West)

Ohio State Buckeyes:  2-0 (6th place, Big Ten East)

 

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Toledo Rockets:  won their last game at home against the UMass Minutemen 55-10.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  won their last game at home against the Arkansas State Red Wolves 45-12.

 

Toledo is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. They won against the UMass Minutemen in their last game at home 55-10. DeQuan Finn started that game at QB and he completed 12/26 passes for 177 yards and 1 touchdown. DeQuan Finn led the team in rushing with 74 yards and 2 TDs on 7 rushing attempts. Jerjuan Newton led the team in receiving with 106 yards on 4 receptions. Rourke Freeburg led the defense in that game with 2 solo tackles and 7 assisted tackles. No one on the defense recorded a sack for them nor did anyone come away with an interception in that one either.

 

 

 

OSU is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd home game of the season as they are 2-0 in their home games this year. They won against the Arkansas State Red Wolves in their last game at home 45-12. CJ Stroud started that game at QB and he completed 16/24 passes for 351 yards and 4 touchdowns. TreVeyon Henderson led the team in rushing with 87 yards and 2 touchdowns on 10 rushing attempts. Marvin Harrison Jr. led the team in receiving with 184 yards and 3 touchdowns on 7 receptions while Emeka Egbuka had 118 receiving yards and 1 TD on 4 catches. Steele Chambers and Cody Simon both led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles each. Steele Chambers and Michael Hall Jr. both led the defense in sacks with 1 each while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have OSU listed as a 32 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Ohio State got off to a slow start as they did last year, getting a close win by 11 points against Notre Dame but they did not have full control of that game. They looked a lot better last week though and they will start to roll now that we are getting deeper into the season. Stroud is looking to have another big year this season as the NFL draft is looming for him and he also has a possible National Championship on his mind after the way things ended last year. Toledo is a good team in the MAC that always performs well in their conference but they do not have the kind of talent on their team to keep up with Ohio State in this game. Ohio State is also at home and coming off of a big win there, they will want to continue rolling over these bad teams as they get ready for their conference schedule. This is a team that has their eyes set on a Big Ten title and a National Championship title, this game is not going to be close. The best way to place a bet here is on OSU to cover the spread in this game.

 

Toledo Ohio State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 17, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is OSU 49 Toledo 10.

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Toledo Rockets: 15-22 ATS in a road game where the total is between 56.5 and 63. 25-17 OVER after a cover as a double digit favorite. 28-15 OVER off a home win by 17 points or more.

Ohio State Buckeyes: 34-23 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 35-25 ATS off 2 or more consecutive unders. 7-3 OVER when the total is between 56.5 and 63.

 

 

Toledo Rockets:  None.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  K. Babb (WR) Out indefinitely - Knee. E. Pryor (RB) out for season - Knee. M. Melton (LB) out for season - Knee.

 

 

“Now the challenge for us is to take the jump from Week 2 to 3 here and obviously this opponent this week is a monster. One that’s a tremendous challenge for us and a program we have a lot of respect for and coaching staff we have a lot of respect for and know the talent and tradition and history that place has. I think it’ll be a great opportunity for our guys to go down there and compete in a great environment." - Jason Candle on this upcoming game against OSU.

 

 

"He's further along than he was at this point last week. We're going to expect him to play this weekend, we'll see how this week goes, but we're going to only put him in the game if we feel 100% sure that he's ready to roll." - Ryan Day on the status of Jaxon Smith-Njigba ahead of this game against Toledo.

 

 

 

WR Newton, Jerjuan

WR Blankumsee, DeMeer

WR Maddox, Devin 

TE Turner, Jamal

QB Finn, Dequan

RB Kelly, Micah 

 

WR Harrison Jr., Marvin

WR Egbuka, Emeka 

WR Smith-Njigba, Jaxon 

TE Stover, Cade

QB Stroud, C.J.

RB Henderson, TreVeyon 

 

 

Passing: D. Finn (393)

Rushing: D. Finn (138)

Receiving: J. Newton (160)

Touchdowns: D. Finn (3)

 

Passing: C. Stroud (574)

Rushing: T. Henderson (178)

Receiving: M. Harrison Jr. (240)

Touchdowns: M. Harrison Jr. (3)

 

Coaches:

Toledo Rockets: Jason Candle (8th season)

Ohio State Buckeyes: Ryan Day (5th season)