Ohio State vs. Texas: Week 2 College Football Preview and Betting Odds

A marquee showdown of top-5 teams highlights Week 2 of the college football season, as Arch Manning, Cam Coleman and the fourth-ranked Texas Longhorns host Jeremiah Smith, Julian Sayin and the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes. Texas had 360 pass yards in a 59-7 win over Texas State. OSU piled up nearly 700 total yards in their opening 56-3 win over Ball State. This game could set the national title conversation early.

Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET from Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. The Longhorns are 1.5-point favorites in the latest Ohio State vs. Texas odds, marking the first time in 33 games that the Buckeyes are underdogs. The over/under is 49.5 points. Before making any Texas vs. Ohio State picks, check out the Ohio State vs. Texas predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times. It is on a 33-20 run on top-rated CFB money-line picks on betting sites since the 2024 season, and it has been upgraded for the 2026 season to even better factor in the transfer portal. Anybody following its college football betting picks could have seen strong returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Ohio State vs. Texas. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the FBS college football odds and trends for Texas vs. Ohio State:

Top Ohio State vs. Texas predictions

After simulating Ohio State vs. Texas 10,000 times, SportsLine's model is going Under (49.5 points) at the best betting apps. The Over cashed in both of their Week 1 games, despite allowing a combined 10 points. That's because the offenses did what they wanted with each team finishing in the upper-50s in points.

Expect a chess match on Saturday in Austin. CBS Sports ranked each team has having one of the Top 10 defensive fronts. Ohio State ranked 12th in completion percentage allowed, too.

Last season these teams opened with a showdown in Columbus, a game won 14-7 by the Buckeyes in a game that finished well under the total. With both teams hunkering down in the biggest of games, SportsLine's model is projecting 93 combined points, making the Under the value pick as it hits 51% of the time. See the model's spread and money-line picks at SportsLine.

How to make Ohio State vs. Texas picks

In addition to going Under on the total, the model also says one side of the spread hits more than 50% of the time. You can only get the pick at SportsLine.