Texas Longhorns vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, 8/30/2025 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Longhorns vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Buckeyes (-2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 47.5

The Texas Longhorns (13-3 last season) are en route to Ohio Stadium on Saturday, August 30, 2025 where they will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes (14-2 last year). Ohio State opens this game as .5-point dogs. The total is 47.5.

The Texas Longhorns wrapped up their year holding a 13-3 record. The last time they took the field, the Longhorns played the Ohio State Buckeyes and went home with a loss by a final score of 28-14. When the final whistle blew, they tallied 68 plays which totaled 341 yds. The Texas Longhorns ran the football 29 times and amassed 58 yds, which came out to an average of 2.0 yards per attempt. In the running game, the Longhorns gave up 81 yds on 24 tries, which calculates to 3.4 yards per run allowed. Texas gave up 24 completions on 33 tries for a total of 289 yds, and a completion percentage of 72.7%.

The Longhorns tallied 7,000 total yards for the prior campaign. Texas earned 40 touchdowns via the pass and 26 rushing touchdowns. They turned the ball over 26 different times. Texas totaled 354 1st downs, and they were called for 102 penalties for 829 yards. As a team they averaged 158.8 yds on the ground, ranking them 71st in the country. In terms of scoring points, the Texas Longhorns were sitting at 33.0 points per contest.

Concerning passing yards, the Longhorns conceded 2,781 yds which ranked them 62nd in D-1. During their 16 games, they gave up 173.8 yards per game through the air as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 59.8%. They gave up 283.4 yards per contest ranking them 3rd in D-1. They granted 10 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 14 rushing touchdowns. They allowed 3.2 yards per run and 109.6 yards on the ground per contest last year. Over the course of last year, they conceded 1,754 yards via the ground game in 16 games. The Longhorns sat in 3rd in the nation when it comes to the opposition scoring, giving up 15.3 PPG.

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The Buckeyes wrapped up their season having earned a 14-2 mark. The last time they took the field, the Buckeyes walked away with a victory by a final of 34-23 against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Ohio State rushed the ball for 5.2 yds per attempt, finishing the game with 214 yards on 41 attempts. The Buckeyes finished the game with 445 yds while running 62 plays (7.2 yds per play). The Buckeyes passing defense gave up a completion percentage of 68.8%, surrendering 255 yards on 22 for 32 passing. Ohio State gave up 26 run attempts for 53 yards (2.0 yards per carry).

When it comes to putting points on the board, the Buckeyes were ranked 12th in the nation by scoring 35.7 points per game. The Ohio State Buckeyes held an average of 429.4 yards per outing, ranking them 28th in the nation. The Ohio State offense accrued 653 yds of penalties on 72 infractions, which had them ranked 78th in D-1 in terms of helping out the other team. They gave away 10 picks while losing 6 fumbles and they obtained 333 1st downs. For the prior season, the Buckeyes compiled 4,208 yards through the air as well as averaging 263.0 passing yards per contest, which was ranked 29th in college football. They maintained an average of 166.4 yards via the ground game and rushed for 2,662 yards for the year.

Ohio State surrendered a total of 1,402 yards rushing (87.6 yards per outing) in addition to 13 touchdowns via the rush last season. They allowed 10 touchdowns via the pass and 167.0 yards per game, ranking them 3rd in the nation. Their defense totaled 10 fumbles recovered and 10 picks over the course of the prior season. The Buckeyes defense was on the field for 973 plays, ranking them 126th in Division 1. The Buckeyes surrendered 12.9 points per game, ranking them 1st in the country. In total, they allowed 206 total points.

Who will win tonight's Longhorns/Buckeyes college football game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Longhorns +2.5

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