Ohio State’s defense improved by leaps and bounds in Year 2 of DC Jim Knowles’ tenure, ranking 11th in EPA/Play, 2nd in yards per play (4.0) and 3rd in points per game with a sterling 10.2 PPG average.

The two-touchdown middle opportunity illustrates the kind of arbitrage windfalls that you can take advantage of if you’re on top of the preseason markets. On Sunday morning we got a (-6) | 52.5 re-opening, with the total continuing a steady free-fall to it’s current 46.5, while the line has settled in at (-4.5) over the last day. The preseason lookahead line stayed at (-10.5) | 60.5 for the duration of the offseason, right up until it re-opened on 9/24 at (-7.5) | 56.5.