Ohio State vs Miami (FL) Prediction Football Picks Today 12/31/25

The Miami Hurricanes and the Ohio State Buckeyes meet in a college football playoff matchup from AT&T Stadium on Wednesday. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Miami Hurricanes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes prediction.

Miami Hurricanes Recap

The Miami Hurricanes come into this game looking to add on to their first round victory over Texas A&M by a final score of 10-3 last time out.

Hurricanes Looking To Get To National Semifinals

Carson Beck has thrown for 3,072 yards, 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions on 74.7% passing while Mark Fletcher Jr. has 685 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground so far this season. CharMar Brown also has 389 rushing yards with 5 scores while Malachi Toney has 84 receptions for 970 yards and 7 touchdowns to lead Miami’s receivers. Keelan Marion has 557 receiving yards and 41 grabs and CJ Daniels has 35 receptions for 391 yards and 7 touchdowns while eight more Hurricanes have 100+ receiving yards as well this season. On defense, Mohamed Toure has a team-high 54 total tackles while Akheem Mesidor has a team-high 7 sacks and Jakobe Thomas has a team-high 4 interceptions so far this season. As a unit, Miami’s defense has combined for 34 sacks and 12 interceptions so far this season.

Ohio State Buckeyes Recap

The Ohio State Buckeyes come into the Quarterfinals after finishing the year at 12-1 overall, culminating with a 13-10 loss to Indiana in the Big Ten title game.

Buckeyes Begin National Championship Defense

Julian Sayin has thrown for 2,832 yards, 27 touchdowns and 4 interceptions on 79.4% passing while Bo Jackson has rushed for 835 yards and 5 touchdowns and CJ Donaldson has 286 rushing yards with 10 touchdowns and James Peoples has 344 rushing yards. Jeremiah Smith leads Ohio State’s receiving group with 69 grabs for 902 yards and 10 touchdowns while Carnell Tate has 39 grabs for 711 yards and 7 touchdowns and Max Klare has 400 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. On defense, Sonny Styles ahas a team-high 63 total tackles with Styles logging 35 solo tackles while Arvell Reese has 6.5 sacks. Caden Curry has a team-high 9 sacks while Kenyatta Jackson Jr. has 4.5 sacks. As a unit, Ohio State’s defense has combined for 29 sacks and 6 interceptions so far this season. 

Miami Hurricanes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction

I’m on the under in this game. I know it’s a low total, and I do think that Miami could keep this one competitive. That being said, Ohio State still has one of the best defensive units in the country and it’ll be interesting to see how Miami handles it after only scoring 10 points against A&M last week. On the other side, I still have questions about Ohio State offensively, as this Buckeyes team was not as good running the football this year as we had seen in past seasons, and Miami has an elite front seven that could give Julian Sayin and the Buckeyes’ offensive line all sorts of headaches. I’ll roll with the under here.