For the first time in 2018, Penn State will be an underdog as the fourth ranked Ohio State Buckeyes opened as a 4.5-point favorites, according to VegasInsider.com. But within five minutes of the line being opened, it moved a point closer to Penn State, where it now sits at Ohio State -3.5.
All things considered, that’s a rather favorable line for Penn State. It wouldn’t have been too surprising to see the line open as high as -7 in favor of the Buckeyes, so the fact that it was opened at -4.5 (and dropped to -3.