Week 2: Ohio State vs Arkansas State 9/10/22 College Football Picks, Predictions, Odds
Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-0) vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0)
September 10, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Ohio State Buckeyes -45 / Arkansas State Red Wolves +45; Over/Under: +68.5
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The Ohio State Buckeyes and Arkansas State Red Wolves do battle in a week 2 college football contest at Ohio Stadium on Saturday. The Arkansas State Red Wolves look for another win after smoking Grambling in their opener. The Ohio State Buckeyes look for a quick 2-0 start after beating Notre Dame last week.
The Arkansas State Red Wolves have lost 5 of their last 6 road games. James Blackman is completing 75 percent of his passes for 210 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Champ Flemings and Khyheem Waleed have combined for 147 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Johnnie Lang has 1 reception. The Arkansas State Red Wolves ground game is averaging 339 yards per contest, and Lang leads the way with 124 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Arkansas State is allowing 3 points and 102 yards per game. Jaden Harris leads the Arkansas State Red Wolves with 5 tackles, TW Ayers has 1 sack and Eddie Smith has 1 interception.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have won each of their last 7 home games. C.J. Stroud is completing 70.6 percent of his passes for 223 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Emerka Egbuka and Marvin Harrison Jr. have combined for 146 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Xavier Johnson has 2 receptions. The Ohio State Buckeyes ground game is averaging 172 yards per contest, and TreVeyon Henderson leads the way with 91 yards on 15 carries. Defensively, Ohio State is allowing 10 points and 253 yards per game. Tommy Eichenberg leads the Ohio State Buckeyes with 9 tackles, Michael Hall Jr. has 1 sack and Denzel Burke has 1 pass deflection.
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The Ohio State Buckeyes are obviously the better team here from top to bottom and could cruise by a comfortable margin. However, there’s a bit of a letdown factor after that win over Notre Dame, and it’s not like the Buckeyes played great. Also, the Arkansas State Red Wolves are more experienced than they were a season ago, and you shouldn’t expect the same team that piled up 10 losses. This is a lot of points to give an Arkansas State team that will be looking forward to this match more than its opponent. I’ll take a shot with the Red Wolves in a possible backdoor cover.
