Ohio State vs. Tennessee Prediction, Odds, Picks - December 21, 2024

Updated Dec. 21, 2024 3:04 p.m. ET

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The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2) host the No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers (10-2) at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. ET, and Ohio State is a 7 favorite. The over/under is 47 for the outing.

The Buckeyes lost versus the Michigan Wolverines in their most recent game, 13-10. Facing the Vanderbilt Commodores in their most recent contest, the Volunteers won 36-23.

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Ohio State vs. Tennessee Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
Location: Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio
TV: ABC/ESPN
Live Box Score on FOX Sports

Ohio State vs Tennessee Betting Information updated as of December 21, 2024, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Ohio State	-7 (-117)	-277	+224	47	-109	-111

Ohio State vs. Tennessee Prediction

Pick ATS: Ohio State (-7)
Pick OU: Over (47)
Prediction: Ohio State 29, Tennessee 19

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Ohio State vs. Tennessee Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Buckeyes 27, Volunteers 20.
The Buckeyes have a 73.5% chance to win this meeting per the moneyline's implied probability. The Volunteers hold a 30.9% implied probability.
Ohio State is 6-6-0 ATS this season.
Tennessee is 6-5-0 ATS this year.

Ohio State vs. Tennessee: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Ohio State	Tennessee
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	35.5 (25)	37.3 (14)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	10.9 (1)	13.9 (3)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	12 (26)	15 (40)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	17 (60)	20 (34)

Ohio State 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Will Howard	QB	2,860 YDS (72.3%) / 27 TD / 8 INT 137 RUSH YDS / 7 RUSH TD / 11.4 RUSH YPG
Jeremiah Smith	WR	57 REC / 934 YDS / 10 TD / 77.8 YPG
Quinshon Judkins	RB	805 YDS / 8 TD / 67.1 YPG / 5.5 YPC 15 REC / 109 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 9.9 REC YPG
Emeka Egbuka	WR	60 REC / 743 YDS / 9 TD / 61.9 YPG
Cody Simon	LB	58 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 5.0 SACK
Sonny Styles	DB	59 TKL / 7.0 TFL / 4.0 SACK
Jack Sawyer	DL	36 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 4.5 SACK / 1 INT
Lathan Ransom	DB	43 TKL / 6.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

Tennessee 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Dylan Sampson	RB	1,485 YDS / 22 TD / 123.8 YPG / 5.8 YPC 19 REC / 141 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 12.8 REC YPG
Nico Iamaleava	QB	2,502 YDS (65.7%) / 19 TD / 5 INT 317 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 26.4 RUSH YPG
Dont'e Thornton	WR	25 REC / 647 YDS / 6 TD / 53.9 YPG
DeSean Bishop	RB	433 YDS / 3 TD / 48.1 YPG / 6.5 YPC
James Pearce Jr.	DL	28 TKL / 7.0 TFL / 7.5 SACK
Will Brooks	DB	40 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 0.5 SACK / 3 INT
Joshua Josephs	DL	32 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Boo Carter	DB	31 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK / 1 INT