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In the meantime, let's examine where smart money is leaning for today's Week 13 College Football slate.
12 p.m. ET: Ohio State at Michigan (-3.5, 46.5)
Ohio State (11-0, ranked 2nd) is coming off a 37-3 blowout win over Minnesota, covering as 27.5-point home favorites. On the flip side, Michigan (11-0, ranked 3rd) just edged Maryland 31-24 but failed to cover as 18-point road favorites. This line opened with Michigan listed as a 6-point home favorite. The public sees two evenly matched teams and they're rushing to the window to grab the points with Ohio State. Currently 63% of bets and 73% of money is taking the road dog Buckeyes. This lopsided support has caused the line to fall from Michigan -6 to -3.5. At this point, Ohio State has become a trendy dog (which pros typically like to fade) while Michigan is offering some unique buy-low value with a deflated line. The Wolverines are one of the top contrarian plays of the day, receiving only 37% of bets. Michigan also has buy-low value as a team who did not cover the previous week against a sell-high team that did cover. When two ranked teams face off, the favorite is 21-3 straight up (88%) this season and 152-34 straight up (82%) since 2016. Michigan is -170 on the moneyline. The total has remained relatively frozen at 46.5. The under is receiving 40% of bets but 50% of money. Michigan beat Ohio State 43-22 in last season's lone matchup.