Michigan closed as a consensus 3-point favorite over the Buckeyes, who attracted betting interest from both professional and public bettors.
18 game against Maryland, the Wolverines had been listed as high as 6.5-point favorites over Ohio State. 'We needed Michigan.'Īccording to multiple sportsbooks, there was generally twice as much money wagered on the Buckeyes as there was on Michigan, and it resulted in the line dropping all the way up until kickoff. 2 this season to Colorado-Oregon,' Craig Mucklow, vice president of trading for Caesars Sportsbook, said. DraftKings also reported that Ohio State-Michigan drew more money from bettors than any other regular-season game in company history.Īt Caesars Sportsbook, the betting interest in Ohio State-Michigan was comparable to a top-tier NFL game but didn't set any company records for the amount bet.
More bets were placed on Saturday's version of The Game than on any other college football game in DraftKings' five years as a leading sportsbook in the U.S. The Ohio State-Michigan game featured notable line movement and record betting interest, the bulk of it on the underdog Buckeyes. Notable bets: Sportsbooks win big on heavily bet Ohio State-Michigan You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
