The game on Monday could be about defense. Ohio State led the nation allowing only 222.5 yards per game. Laurinaitis led the way with 103 tackles. Tackle Vernon Gholston had 13 sacks. LSU will try and move the ball against that defense. The Tigers averaged 38.7 points this season which was good for 12th in the country. LSU has two quarterbacks, Matt Flynn, who threw for 2,233 yards, 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and Ryan Perrilloux, who had 694 yards passing, eight TDs and two interceptions. Jacob Hester leads the running attack as he had 1,017 yards this season.

SBG Global Current Line: LSU -3.5 , Total 48

The Ohio State offense can also score. They averaged 32 points per game this season. Quarterback Todd Boeckman completed 64.5 percent of his passes for 2,171 yards, 23 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Running back Chris Wells rushed for 1,463 yards and 14 touchdowns. The Buckeyes will be facing an LSU defense led by Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner Glenn Dorsey. He leads a defense that gave up 19.6 points per game, 20th in the country in scoring. The Tigers are ranked 3rd in the nation in total defense. They also rank fourth in the nation in turnovers gained and fifth in interceptions with 21.

Ohio State will be trying to win their 5th National Championship. Ohio State and LSU have only played twice in history with Ohio State winning once and the other game ending in a tie. The teams have not played since 1987. Ohio State was a pointspread success this season going 7-4 while LSU did not reward bettors very often. They were 5-7-1 against the spread.

Trends may point to the underdog on Monday. The last time the Buckeyes were an underdog in the title game was in 2002 when they beat Miami as a 12 point underdog. LSU won their National Title in 2004 when they beat Oklahoma as a 6.5 point underdog.

Here are the college football betting stats for Monday’s game. The Buckeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on turf. The Buckeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Bowl games. The Buckeyes are 6-2 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. The Buckeyes are 23-8 ATS in their last 31 games overall. The Buckeyes are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog. The Buckeyes are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 vs. the SEC.

The Tigers are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 games on turf. The Tigers are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 non-conference games. The Tigers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 Bowl games. The Tigers are 2-7-1 ATS in their last 10 games as a favorite. The Tigers are 1-5-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.

The Over is 4-1 in the Buckeyes last 5 games in January. The Under is 7-3 in the Buckeyes last 10 non-conference games. The Over is 7-1 in the Tigers last 8 games as a favorite. The Over is 5-1 in the Tigers last 6 vs. a team with a winning record. The Over is 10-4 in the Tigers last 14 non-conference games.

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