I will be on IU plus the points for sure. May make a small play on the ML for fun only
One of the main ones is that IU played OSU very tough last year with an IU team that was decimated by injuries. Even up late in the third, OSU got serious and blew the doors off them in the fourth to win comfortably by 17 (and the spread was 35 so IU covered, an OSU spread I bit on).
One main problem with that team and this team:
This is COMPLETELY FALSE. Raw numbers show Howard was impressive against the nothing teams he played at UAB, and even at that, he didn't have to play OSU, Missouri, Penn State, Michigan State, @Iowa and even Maryland who was decent last year (as was even Rutgers who they played as well). Coleman's schedule and Howard's schedule are not even remotely comparable and Coleman still was only the 18th college player ever to rush for 2k.
Then this year, Indy's schedule has been against extremely poor defenses (including an FCS team) so Howards stats are bloated. When OSU linemen hit him, let's see him rack up 228 like Coleman last year, or even sniff 200 (he won't, not even close). He's a good RB. He's not Tevin Coleman.
And to win this game outright??? Look at the first paragraph of Indy Hoosiers post. The sheer size disparity on the line between these two teams with make a Indy SPREAD bettor soil his pants, never mind a moneyline bettor!!