{"id":91173,"date":"2025-12-21T04:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T04:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/91173\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T04:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T04:56:08","slug":"ohio-state-overwhelmingly-favored-in-cfp-cotton-bowl-matchup-vs-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/91173\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio State overwhelmingly favored in CFP Cotton Bowl matchup vs. Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dec. 20, 2025, 9:20 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Ohio State now knows who its opponent will be when it takes the field in the Cotton Bowl Classic<\/a> on December 31. The No. 10 seed Miami Hurricanes<\/a> upset No. 7 seed Texas A&M<\/a> on the Aggies’ home field to advance to the College Football Playoff<\/a> quarterfinals.<\/p>\n

Soon after the ‘Canes intercepted the final pass of their opening round match, the oddsmakers put out their initial line for the Cotton Bowl. According to BetMGM<\/a>, the Buckeyes<\/a> open up as a 9.5-point favorite over Miami, with some services favoring OSU by as much as 11.5 points. It is the largest point spread of the current quarterfinal matchups.<\/p>\n

Why such a large spread? Well, the Hurricanes didn’t look all that sharp in their win over A&M, at least on the offensive side of the ball. However, Miami’s defense was outstanding, getting to Aggie quarterback Marcel Reed seven times and holding the Texas A&M running game to just 89 yards. If Ohio State doesn’t address the offensive line play that allowed the Hoosiers to sack Julian Sayin<\/a> five times and hold the Buckeye running game to 58 yards, it could be a much closer game that OSU fans will be comfortable with.<\/p>\n

Ohio State will take on Miami on New Year’s Eve at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.<\/p>\n

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