Buckeyes open as 50.5 point favorites over Akron.

Ohio State’s 2024 season opener will be over soon after starts, according to DraftKings.

On Tuesday, the sportsbook labeled Ohio State as a 50.5-point favorite over Akron in the Buckeyes’ 2024 season opener.

If that line holds until Aug. 31, it will mark the third time Ohio State has been a 50-point favorite since 2013, joining its matchups with Florida A&M (-50) in 2013 and Rutgers (-52) in 2019. The Buckeyes covered the spread against the Rattlers, 76-0, but failed to reach that margin against the Scarlet Knights, defeating them 56-21.

Ohio State’s 50.5-point spread against Akron is one of six lines currently available at DraftKings for the Buckeyes’ 2024 season. The sportsbook also lists the Buckeyes as a 24-point favorite vs. Iowa (Oct. 5), a one-point underdog at Oregon (Oct. 12), a 25.5-point favorite vs. Nebraska (Oct. 26), a three-point favorite at Penn State (Nov. 2) and a 10-point favorite vs. Michigan (Nov. 30).

The Buckeyes have an 8-1 all-time record against the Zips. Their most recent win came in 2021 when former Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord started in place of C.J. Stroud and led the Buckeyes to a 59-7 beatdown in Columbus.