'It stands to reason, because Michigan didn't look so hot against Maryland.' 'Little bit of money on the Buckeyes so far,' Adam Pullen, assistant director of trading for Caesars Sportsbook, told ESPN on Sunday. 'I wouldn't be surprised to see the line go back up a little,' Salmons said.Ĭaesars Sportsbook had Michigan listed as a 6.5-point favorite before last week's games but reopened at -4.5 on Sunday. Oddsmakers have downplayed the impact of Harbaugh's absence on the sideline in the Wolverines' past two games, wins over Penn State and Maryland, and say any added motivation caused by the controversy mitigates the loss of their coach.Įd Salmons, a veteran Las Vegas oddsmaker with the Westgate SuperBook, estimated Harbaugh was worth 'one point' to the spread. Harbaugh will be serving the final game of a three-game suspension for the alleged sign-stealing scheme. Michigan will be without coach Jim Harbaugh when it hosts the Buckeyes on Saturday in Ann Arbor. The Buckeyes beat Michigan 62-39 in 2018. It's the longest active streak of being favored against one conference in the nation, according to ESPN Stats & Information. That was the last time Ohio State had been an underdog to a Big Ten team, a stretch of 43 games against conference foes. It's the first time they've been favored over Ohio State since 2018, when the Buckeyes were also 4-point underdogs against Michigan. The Wolverines began the week as 4-point home favorites over the Buckeyes at ESPN BET.

Michigan is poised to end that streak Saturday.

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