2009 Ohio State College Football Betting Odds: Over 9½ Wins -115 , Under 9½ Wins -125
Ohio State lost a massive amount of talent to the NFL Draft this past April and a lot of young players will have to step up in order for them to contend for a fifth straight Big Ten Championship. They only return five starters on offense with the biggest losses coming at the skill positions. Chris Wells was a tremendous contributor pounding the rock last year but sophomore Boom Herron is a speedster who should have a nice year for the Buckeyes. The Buckeyes also lost their two top receivers in Brian Robiskie and Brian Hartline. However, Ohio State still has talent and speed at the position to take over for the departed receivers.
Defensively, the biggest losses came at the linebacker position. The defensive line with stud Thaddeus Gibson should be the best in the big ten and the secondary, even though they lost All-American Malcolm Jenkins, returns two starters should be solid as well. The three toughest games for Ohio State will be USC at home, at Penn State, and at home against Iowa. I think if they can win one of those games, they will cruise to a 10-2 regular season. The rest of the games are very winnable. With that being said I’ll go with the over 9½ wins for the Buckeyes.
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