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Texas vs. Ohio State prediction, odds: College football expert reveals 2025 Week 1 picks, analysis

SportsLine expert Bruce Marshall, who was 64-43 on college football picks in 2024, made his college football picks for Ohio State vs. Texas on Saturday

ByUpdated: Aug 27, 2025 12:02AM UTC . 2 min read

A rematch of last year's CFP semifinals will take place in Week 1 of the 2025 college football season when No. 1 Texas visits No. 3 Ohio State. The Buckeyes claimed victory in the last meeting en route to winning the national championship and finishing 14-2 on the year. Meanwhile, Texas is coming off a 13-3 season and has officially handed the offense over to Arch Manning at quarterback. This is just the second ever season-opening AP top-3 matchup.

Kickoff is set for noon ET at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The all-time series between the two is tied 2-2. The Buckeyes are 2.5-point favorites in the latest Texas vs. Ohio State odds, while the over-under for total points scored is 47.5.

Before making any Ohio State vs. Texas picks or college football predictions, you NEED to hear what SportsLine college football expert Bruce Marshall has to say.

For years Vegas-based Bruce Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famed sports betting newsletter. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Bruce joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan and served as executive editor for many years. Marshall now supplies his unique and colorful brand of football and basketball analysis to SportsLine members.

Marshall crushed the 2024 college football season, going 64-43-3 (+1624). Anyone who has followed him could be WAY up! Now, Marshall has analyzed Ohio State vs. Texas from every angle and just locked in his picks and predictions.

We can tell you he's leaning Under on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Texas vs. Ohio State on Saturday, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Ohio State vs. Texas spread to jump on, all from the football expert who was 64-43-3 on his college football picks in 2024!

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