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Ohio State Opens as Massive Favorite Over Illinois

By David Hayes

Ohio State vs Illinois odds have opened with the Buckeyes as massive early favorites over the Fighting Illini.
Ohio State vs Illinois odds have opened with the Buckeyes as massive early favorites over the Fighting Illini. / Jamie Sabau/Getty Images
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After handling the then-undefeated No. 9 Indiana Hoosiers, 42-35, at home this Saturday, the fantastic 2020 campaign for the Ohio State Buckeyes rolls onward into Week 12 this weekend.

OSU is standing tall behind the phenomenal quarterback play of Justin Fields, as the No. 3 Buckeyes look to improve to 5-0 on the road in Urbana-Champaign this Saturday against Illinois.

This momentum that Ohio State has built is also well represented in the odds, to say the least, as the Buckeyes have already opened as towering 27.5-point road favorites over the Fighting Illini, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

The Buckeyes have won eight straight matchups in this Big Ten series, and they've also won three of the last meetings by 28 or more points. However, Ohio State hasn't defeated Illinois by 28 or more points on the road in any of their last eight visits to Memorial Stadium in Champaign.

While there's plenty of time for this spread to move in either direction between now and Saturday's 12 p.m. EST kickoff, the Buckeyes remain heavy road favorites for the time being.

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David Hayes is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, David Hayes also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username DavidWHayes. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in their articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.