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The No. 1 Oregon Ducks and No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes are responsible for one of the best games of the 2024 college football season, with Dan Lanning and his team coming out of the game with a 32-31 win a home that was fraught with controversy.
Now, a couple of months later, it's looking like the two team will likely meet for the second time this season, this time in the Big Ten Championship Game. The rematch is not set in stone, with the Buckeyes still needing to beat the Michigan Wolverines in "The Game" on Saturday before clinching a spot in Indianapolis, but seeing as Ohio State enters that rivalry as a 19.5-point favorite, it feels safe to assume that it will be No.
1 Oregon vs. No. 2 Ohio State in Lucas Oil Stadium on December 7, with the top-overall seed in the College Football Playoff on the line.
Adam Cairns (TreVeyon Henderson), Troy Wayrynen (Dillon Gabriel) - USA TODAY Sports Even though the matchup has not been finalized, early betting lines have started to come out for the potential rematch. Earlier this week, FanDuel Sportsbook released hypothetical betting odds, listing the Buckeyes as -3.5 favorites, the same as they were on the road back in October.
Despite the fact that the Ducks are undefeated, and beat Ohio State earlier this year, betting markets still appear to have confidence in the Buckeyes to win this game. Ignore Oregon's success on both defense and offense, and the fact that they are finally healthy with star wide receiver Tez Johnson and star defensive end Jordan Burch returning to the field this week vs. Washington.
Ignore the injuries on Ohio State's offensive line, where the Buckeyes are without All-American center Seth McLaughlin for the rest of the year, and have been without All-American left tackle Josh Simmons for the last month. FanDuel has released a line for the potential Big Ten Championship between Oregon and Ohio Stateđź’° The Buckeyes have opened as a 3.5-point favorite over the Ducks in Indianapolisđź‘€ https://t.
co/slNrbIa8Vr pic.twitter.com/A5sJqwYhQr We won't know until Saturday afternoon if this is the cemented matchup in the Big Ten Championship Game, but once that rematch is decided, it will be interesting to see how the betting market opens up, and how it is impacted by public wagers in the days following.
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