I’ll keep this short since I’m on my break from work. This game is too close to say who’s going to win. I expect this game to be an offensive shootout. Let’s take a look behind the numbers.
I expeect both teams to put up between 290 and 350 yards of total offense, and to turn the ball over twice. Looking at games that both teams have played:
- Ohio State has averaged 169 yards passing and 153 yards rushing against teams with defenses similar to Florida’s.
- Florida has averaged 206 yards passing and 122 yards rushing against defenses similar to Ohio State’s.
- This puts them within 6 yards of each other for total offensive yardage.
Against top-notch defenses, both teams have 2 turnovers per game. So then the difference is going to be the intangibles, which are average starting position and return yardage. Nearly impossible to measure.
The score: 37-34; pick which team you want on either side of that score. It’s really too close to call.
