Ohio State vs. Texas Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 30, 2025

Updated Aug. 30, 2025 9:04 a.m. ET

Data Skrive

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns (0-0) are just 1-point underdogs against the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The contest has a 47.5-point over/under.

The Buckeyes won the National Championship last year after going 14-2 during the regular season. They scored 35.7 points per game (12th in college football), and conceded 12.9 (first). Last season the Longhorns finished 13-3 and lost the Cotton Bowl - Semifinal. Offensively, they averaged 33 points per game (29th in college football), and they gave up 15.3 per game (third in college football) defensively.

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Ohio State vs. Texas Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 12 p.m. ET
Location: Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio
TV: FOX
Streaming: FOXSports.com, FOX Sports App and FOX One (Try free for 7 days)

Ohio State vs Texas Betting Information updated as of August 30, 2025, 8:45 a.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Ohio State	-1 (-106)	-112	-108	47.5	-106	-118

Ohio State vs. Texas Prediction

Pick ATS: Ohio State (-1)
Pick OU: Over (47.5)
Prediction: Ohio State 31, Texas 18

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Ohio State vs. Texas Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the tilt is Buckeyes 24, Longhorns 23.
The Buckeyes have a 52.8% chance to collect the win in this contest based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Longhorns hold a 51.9% implied probability.
Ohio State won 10 games against the spread last season, failing to cover six times.
Texas won eight games against the spread last year, failing to cover eight times.

Ohio State vs. Texas: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Ohio State	Texas
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	35.7 (2)	33 (6)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	12.9 (3)	15.3 (11)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	15 (33)	26 (129)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	19 (53)	31 (2)

Ohio State 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Will Howard	QB	4,010 YDS (73%) / 35 TD / 10 INT 232 RUSH YDS / 7 RUSH TD / 14.5 RUSH YPG
Jeremiah Smith	WR	76 REC / 1,315 YDS / 15 TD / 82.2 YPG
Quinshon Judkins	RB	1,060 YDS / 14 TD / 66.3 YPG / 5.5 YPC 22 REC / 161 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 11.5 REC YPG
TreVeyon Henderson	RB	1,013 YDS / 10 TD / 63.3 YPG / 7 YPC 27 REC / 284 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 18.9 REC YPG
Cody Simon	LB	95 TKL / 10 TFL / 7 SACK
J.T. Tuimoloau	DL	54 TKL / 15 TFL / 12.5 SACK
Sonny Styles	DB	83 TKL / 10 TFL / 6 SACK
Jack Sawyer	DL	49 TKL / 5 TFL / 9 SACK / 1 INT

Texas 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Quinn Ewers	QB	3,472 YDS (65.8%) / 31 TD / 12 INT -82 RUSH YDS / 2 RUSH TD / -5.1 RUSH YPG
Jaydon Blue	RB	730 YDS / 8 TD / 48.7 YPG / 5.4 YPC 42 REC / 368 REC YDS / 6 REC TD / 23 REC YPG
Quintrevion Wisner	RB	1,064 YDS / 5 TD / 66.5 YPG / 4.7 YPC 44 REC / 311 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 19.4 REC YPG
Matthew Golden	WR	58 REC / 987 YDS / 9 TD / 61.7 YPG
Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	107 TKL / 13 TFL / 7.5 SACK / 1 INT
Colin Simmons	DL	42 TKL / 10 TFL / 9 SACK / 1 INT
Jahdae Barron	DB	66 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK / 5 INT
Andrew Mukuba	DB	66 TKL / 4 TFL / 5 INT / 5 PD