Longhorns vs Buckeyes Same Game Parlay Picks for NCAAF (Aug 30th, 2025)

By Bookies.com Staff Aug 26th, 2025 9:25 AM EDT

Scarlet and Gray loyalists know Ohio Stadium can be a fortress on opening weekends. August 30th brings Texas to Columbus for a NCAAF tilt defined by defensive benchmarks. Recent data shows Ohio State has posted double-digit cover margins in similar matchups here. The Longhorns struggled to move the ball, barely topping 60 yards on the ground last time out against elite opposition. These patterns shape expectations for this early-season NCAAF same game parlay picks today.

Longhorns vs Buckeyes Same Game Parlay Picks (Aug 30th, 2025)

Ohio State’s ability to exceed spread projections at home syncs well with Texas’ offensive limitations lately. Combining the point spread with an under team total aligns both market pressures into one strategic play. A low-scoring performance from Texas only strengthens Buckeyes backers on multiple fronts.

Pick 1: Point Spread – Ohio State -7.5 – +177

Recent games played by Ohio State in their own stadium have not been close affairs historically speaking; they cleared a sizeable margin over the spread by two touchdowns in their latest opener at home, signaling control from start to finish. Their defense and efficient offense combined well during pressure moments, especially when coming off preseason hype cycles like this schedule launch provides them every year in Columbus football culture terms as well as statistics reflecting that dominance across the Big Ten landscape each fall Friday night or Saturday afternoon so far.

Pick 2: Team Total – Texas Under 18.5 – +165

Texas mustered fewer than sixty rushing yards when matched against high-caliber defenses most recenly, revealing persistent issues sustaining drives outside Austin's comfort zone late last season too if we look back further still for context clues around this number selection trendwise rather than just intuition alone going forward now here come kickoff time–making it probable they remain below eighteen-and-a-half points even if field position breaks go their way once or twice before halftime inevitably arrives amid louder crowd noise conditions unique inside college football’s biggest venues.

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