Texas Longhorns vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 08/30/2025

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Saturday, August 30, 2025

Venue:  Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Texas +2.5, OSU -2.5; Over/Under:  47.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Texas +2.5, OSU -2.5; Over/Under:  47.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Texas +2.5, OSU -2.5; Over/Under:  47.5 points

Texas Longhorns:  0-0 (0-0) (SEC)

Ohio State Buckeyes:  0-0 (0-0) (Big Ten)

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Texas finished last season with a 13-3 record overall and they had a 7-1 record in their conference games too.  They were 7-1 in their home games, 4-0 in their road games, and they were also 2-2 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be on the road for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 33 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 15.2 points per game. Their offense also averaged 437.5 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 283.4 yards per game. Quinn Ewers led the team in passing yards with 3,472, Tre Wisner led the team in rushing yards with 1,064, and Matthew Golden led the team in receiving yards with 987.

 

 

 

Ohio State finished last season with a 14-2 record overall and they had a 7-2 record in their conference games too.  They were 8-1 in their home games, 3-1 in their road games, and they were also 3-0 in their neutral site games last season, but they will be at home for this season opener. Last season, their offense was averaging 35.7 points scored per game while their defense was allowing an average of 12.9 points per game. Their offense also averaged 429.4 yards per game while their defense was allowing an average of 254.6 yards per game. Will Howard led the team in passing yards with 4,010, Quinshon Judkins led the team in rushing yards with 1,060, and Jeremiah Smith led the team in receiving yards with 1,315.

The current betting odds have Ohio State listed as a 2.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Ohio State had a great season last year, finishing with a 14-2 record overall. They weren't the best team in the Big Ten during the regular season, but they made big strides all year and went on to win the National Championship with an impressive run in the college football playoffs. They did have to replace their starting QB this season, but they still have a lot of returning talent and they will be looking to start the season by making a statement at home against the number 1 ranked team in the nation. Meanwhile, Texas also looked great last season with their 13-3 record overall and they had a good run in the CFP before coming up short. They have been building a really strong team over the last few seasons and even though they also have to replace their starting QB, they already have one who has been waiting in the wings and they are returning a lot of players from last season as well. They did lose some more players on offense though and this is still going to be a really tough 1st start of the season for Arch Manning, on the road against the National Champions. Texas has the talent to go toe-to-toe with Ohio State, but Ohio State is going to bring their best effort for Texas and they have to be feeling disrespected not being ranked number 1 after winning the National Championship last season. The best way to place a bet here is on Ohio State to cover the spread in this game. 

Texas Ohio State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, August 30, 2025 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Ohio State 31 Texas 28.

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Texas Longhorns: 2-8 ATS against Big 10 conference opponents. 3-6 ATS on the road in games played on turf. 23-15 UNDER as a road underdog. 15-7 UNDER in a road game where the total is between 42.5 and 49. 

Ohio State Buckeyes: 32-18 ATS when the line is +3 to -3. 38-20 ATS in a home game where the total is between 42.5 and 49. 33-18 UNDER when the line is +3 to -3. 

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"Ton of respect for Julian. Very good player. Elite passer. Very good arm talent. Very quick release. Really accurate guy. Obviously, he's got great weapons around him. He's the type of guy that can utilize those weapons in a good system. So it poses a heck of a challenge." - Steve Sarkisian on Ohio State’s new QB this season. 

“The team we have currently wants to leave their own legacy. They’ve made that clear. We’ve said before that we’re not defending national champions because we’re not defending anything. They can’t take the trophy away, but we’re looking to add to it and winning a championship with this team.” - Ryan Day on his team coming into this new college football season. 

WR Wingo, Ryan

WR Mosley V, Emmett

WR Moore Jr., DeAndre

TE Endries, Jack

QB Manning, Arch

RB Wisner, Quintrevion 

WR Smith, Jeremiah

WR Tate, Carnell

WR Inniss, Brandon

TE Klare, Max

QB Sayin, Julian

RB Peoples, James

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Coaches:

Texas Longhorns: Steve Sarkisian (5th season)

Ohio State Buckeyes: Ryan Day (8th season)