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Ohio State Being Double Digit Favorites Over Michigan Is So Disrespectful

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David Hookstead Sports And Entertainment Editor
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Ohio State is currently favored by 11.5 points over Michigan, and it’s so disrespectful that’s is funny.

Michigan just played Wisconsin relatively tough, they only have one less win than OSU and oddsmakers are still slapping the Wolverines in the face. It probably doesn’t help that Jim Harbaugh has struggled mightily to get big wins during his tenure in the Big Ten.

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LINCOLN, NE – OCTOBER 14: Head coach Urban Meyer of the Ohio State Buckeyes before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on October 14, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)

Michigan hasn’t beaten Ohio State under Harbaugh. The Wolverines are 0-2 against Ohio State under the current regime. They lost the game last year in heartbreaking fashion, and were blown out the year before. This is supposed to be another year when the game should be competitive. Clearly the oddsmakers have a much different feeling on the situation.

I will laugh so hard if Ohio State marches out onto Michigan’s home field and destroys them. The excuses from Wolverines fans will be epic. I’m sure the weather, the refs or God will be responsible for another beating to their biggest rivalry.

The line would be in the single digits for sure if I had to set it. The fact it’s in double digits for one of the biggest rivalry games in all of sports is borderline unbelievable, which will make it even funnier if OSU slaughters them.

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