Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State vs. Texas Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions

The Big 10 plays the Big 12 in one of the more anticipated games of the 2008-09 bowl season, as the Ohio State Buckeyes matchu up with the Texas Longhorns in the Fiesta Bowl on January 5th 2008. Ohio State is making its 40th bowl game appearance overall, the most of any Big 10 program, and the team has a 18-21 record in the post-season. The Buckeyes are 4-1 in the Fiesta Bowl. The Longhorns are no stranger to big bowl gmaes, as this is their third appearance in a BCS game. The most recent was the 2006 Rose Bowl against USC which they won by a score of 41-38, giving the squad its fourth national championship title.

5dimes.com oddsmakers currently have the Texas Longhorns set as 8 point betting odds favorites against the Ohio State Buckeyes in this year’s Fiesta Bowl, with the games over/under posted at 52 total points.

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Here are some college football betting trends to consider for the Fiesta Bowl:
Buckeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
Buckeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. Big 12.
Buckeyes are 23-8 ATS in their last 31 games on grass.
Longhorns are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 non-conference games.
Longhorns are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games after allowing less than 20 points in their previous game.
Longhorns are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games after accumulating more than 450 total yards in their previous

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