Week 1 is upon us, and I'm taking on the five most significant games of the weekend (in my opinion) against the spread.
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The Buckeyes are a 17-point favorite at home as of this writing, and their offense will obviously be hard for the Fighting Irish to slow down. But I wouldn't touch the line unless it dips below that 17 mark, and I'd focus more on the OVER. The number is at 59 right now, which appears excessively low to me considering QB CJ Stroud, RB TreVeyon Henderson and WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba lead an Ohio State offense that could put up 45 alone against most teams. The OVER has hit in 13 of the last 19 Ohio State games, but it's also 7-2 in Notre Dame's last nine games against the Big Ten.