The best College Football sportsbooks favor Ohio State over Utah when they play on Saturday, January 1 in Rose Bowl college football action from the Rose Bowl. Utah has a 10-3 record on the season overall. The Utes picked up a win over Oregon in their last game. As for Ohio State, they are 10-2 and coming off a loss to Michigan.
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Utah Utes Rose Bowl Odds
| Team | SP/RL | TOTAL | ML | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | +6½ ( -110 ) | 65½ ( -110 ) | +205 |  |
| Ohio State | -6½ ( -110 ) | 65½ ( -110 ) | -245 | |
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Betting Utah Utes
The Utes are favored at the best online sportsbooks. Utah started the year at 1-2 with losses to BYU and San Diego State. The Utes had a three-game winning streak before they lost another to Oregon State.
Since then they have had wins over UCLA, Stanford, Arizona, Oregon, Colorado and Oregon again. Utah won their first Pac-12 Championship against Oregon back on December 3. The Utes scored in each quarter en route to a 38-10 win. Cameron Rising passed for 170 yards with one TD and two interceptions. Tavion Thomas ran for 63 yards and two TDs.
According to the best sportsbooks, Utah is 6-3 ATS in their last nine games. The total has gone OVER in 11 of Utah’s past 16 games. Utah is 6-0 SU in their last six games. Utah is 5-0 SU in their last five games this season.
Utah is 4-1 SU in their last five games against an opponent in the Big Ten conference. The total has gone OVER in five of Utah’s last six games played on a Saturday. Utah is 14-5-1 ATS in their last 20 games when playing as the underdog. The total has gone OVER in five of Utah’s last six games played on a Saturday when on the road.
Betting Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State side had an early loss to Oregon in game two but bagged wins over Minnesota, Tulsa, Akron, Rutgers, Maryland, Indiana, Penn State, Nebraska, Purdue and Michigan State in their first 11 contests.
The Buckeyes would then lose to Michigan in game 12. Back on November 27 versus the Wolverines, Ohio State was behind 14-13 at halftime. The Buckeyes allowed 28 points in the second half en route to a 42-27 loss. CJ Stroud passed for 394 yards with two TDs. Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 11 catches for 127 yards.
Per the best sportsbooks, Ohio State is 6-3 ATS in their last nine games. The total has gone OVER in 12 of Ohio State’s past 18 games. Ohio State is 9-1 SU in their last 10 games. Ohio State is 10-2 SU in their last 12 games this season.
Ohio State is 8-1 SU in their last nine games against an opponent in the Pac-12 conference. The total has gone OVER in five of Ohio State’s last seven games played in January. Ohio State is 6-3 ATS in their last nine games played on a Saturday. Ohio State is 6-3 ATS in their last nine games when playing as the favourite.
Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Utah Utes Rose Bowl Pick
The Buckeyes were overwhelmed in the second half of their previous game. They ultimately gave up 487 total yards (297 rushing) to Michigan. Statistically, Ohio State didn’t suck in that one. But they couldn’t run the ball (just 64 yards) and had 10 penalties.
As for the Utes, they put up a great effort against Oregon for their last outing. Utah has scored 28 or more points in each of their past nine games. Expect them to put some points on the board here too. If it turns into a shootout, and it probably will, we like Ohio State a bit better to cover. It should be another great bowl game.
