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The No. 5 seed Texas Longhorns (13-2) will square off against the No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2) in the 2025 College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday in the Cotton Bowl. The Buckeyes knocked off top-seeded Oregon, 41-21, in the Rose Bowl and the Longhorns defeated No. 4 Arizona State, 39-31, in double-overtime in the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Day to advance to the semifinals. This is their first meeting since 2009 when Texas defeated Ohio State, 24-21, in the Fiesta Bowl with Colt McCoy at quarterback. The winner of this game will face Notre Dame in the CFP National Championship Game on Jan. 20.
Kickoff at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas is set for Friday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Ohio State is a 6-point favorite in the latest Texas vs. Ohio State odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 53.5. Ohio State is the -241 favorite on the money line (risk $241 to win $100). Before making any Ohio State vs. Texas picks, make sure to check out the bowl predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine expert Josh Nagel, considering his mastery of picks involving Texas.
Nagel is a Nevada-based handicapper with more than 25 years of experience in the sports wagering industry. SportsLine’s assistant managing editor has covered the wagering industry on a variety of platforms and has won numerous sports handicapping contests. He’s currently on a 26-12 (+1439) run in his last 38 betting picks involving the Longhorns. Anyone who has followed him at sportsbooks or betting apps could be way up.
Now, Nagel has locked in on Texas vs. Ohio State and just revealed his college football picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several CFB odds and CFB betting lines for Ohio State…
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Author : CBS Sports Staff
Publish date : 2025-01-10 12:34:00
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