TCU (15) Hosts Ohio State (4) on Saturday Night Football

Buckeyes and Horned Frogs Meet on Saturday Night Football

Saturday Night Football on ABC most always has quality matchups. Tonight is no different. The 15th-ranked TCU Horned Frogs and the 4th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will battle at AT&T Stadium Saturday night.

Kickoff is set for a few minutes after 8 pm EST.

Oddsmakers have the Buckeyes as 13.5-point road favorites. The total is at 58.5.

Ohio State interim coach Ryan Day will again lead the team on game day. Urban Meyer still has to complete a three-game suspension. The suspension is related to his handling of domestic abuse allegations against recently fired assistant Zach Smith.

Ohio State's offense has been clicking on all cylinders. It is averaging 64.5 points in two wins in which the absence of Meyer has been a non-factor.

This game is huge for TCU. An upset of the Buckeyes would elevate the Horned Frogs into the discussion about possible College Football Playoff teams.

Ohio State Offense is Ready for Saturday Night Football Primetime

Ohio State is 2-0 and the offense is humming like a sewing machine. Sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins has completed a outstanding 79.2 percent of his passes. That is superb in his first two college starts. He has racked up 546 yards and nine touchdowns against one interception.

The Buckeyes are also averaging 300 yards on the ground. Junior Mike Weber has 217 yards and three touchdowns. Sophomore J.K. Dobbins has chipped in 147 yards and one score. They are off to solid starts.

WR Terry McLaurin is averaging 34.4 yards per catch and has scored on three of his five receptions.

Junior defensive end Nick Bosa is dominating the trenches. He has five tackles for loss, including three sacks. Junior defensive tackle Dre'Mont Jones and sophomore defensive end Chase Young have two sacks apiece. This defense will be tested tonight.

Ohio State holds a 4-1-1 series edge, but the last meeting was in 1973 when the Buckeyes prevailed 37-3.

TCU Has Some Holes to Fill, but Still Dangerous

TCU is 2-0 to start the 2018 season. The team lost a lot on offense but still has many weapons that can hurt the Buckeyes

Senior receiver KaVontae Turpin set school records for career punt return touchdowns and total return scores last week. He brought one back 78 yards against SMU on Sept. 7. That gave him 4 punt returns for a TD and 5 total return TD's. He has eight receptions for 111 yards and one touchdown this season.

Sophomore quarterback Shawn Robinson has thrown for 336 yards, four touchdowns and one interception so far. He is also the team's leading rusher with 112 yards and three scores.

Sophomore defensive tackle Corey Bethley has three sacks. Senior linebacker Ty Summers has two for a defensive unit allowing an average of 9.5 points.

LB Alec Dunham returned a fumble 25 yards for a score against SMU.

PREDICTION: Ohio State 38, TCU 23

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Ohio State	2-0	2-0	64.50	17.00	47.5	2-0	0-0	1-1	1-1	0-0
Texas Christian	2-0	1-1	48.50	9.50	39	0-1	1-0	1-1	1-0	0-1

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
OHIOST	10.08	15.47	-5.39
TCU	9.2	22.47	-13.28

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
OHIOST	12.73	10.44	2.29
TCU	11.39	9.22	2.17

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
OHIOST	6.45	3.79	2.66
TCU	5.74	3.21	2.53

Team Records

Ohio State Buckeyes

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-0	2-0	0-0	2-0	2-0	0-0	64.50	17.00	47.50
vs Conf	1-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	52.00	3.00	49.00
Last 3	2-0	2-0	0-0	2-0	2-0	0-0	64.50	17.00	47.50

TCU Horned Frogs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-0	1-0	1-0	1-1	0-1	1-0	48.50	9.50	39.00
vs Conf	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	2-0	1-0	1-0	1-1	0-1	1-0	48.50	9.50	39.00

Saturday Night Football Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	64.50	2	9.50	15
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	48.50	14	17.00	40

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Ohio State	--	--	--
Texas Christian	--	--	--

Head To Head Detail

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Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
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Saturday Night Football Betting Odds & Trends

Ohio State Buckeyes
OState is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Ohio State's last 13 games

TCU Horned Frogs
Texas Christian is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Texas Christian is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games

Team Last 5 Games

Ohio State Buckeyes

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 8, 2018	RUTGER	52-3	W	-35/59	W/U	225	354	579	69	65	134	-2	H
Sep 1, 2018	OREGST	77-31	W	-40/63	W/O	375	346	721	196	196	392	0	H
Dec 29, 2017	USC	24-7	W	-9.5/65	W/U	163	114	277	57	356	413	-3	H
Dec 2, 2017	WISCSN	27-21	W	-3.5/51	W/U	238	211	449	60	238	298	1	A
Nov 25, 2017	MICH	31-20	W	-12.5/49.5	L/O	226	124	350	100	195	295	-1	A

TCU Horned Frogs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 7, 2018	SMU	42-12	W	-23.5/59	W/U	247	146	393	131	111	242	1	A
Sep 1, 2018	STHERN	55-7	W	-50/		235	264	499	84	101	185	-3	H
Dec 28, 2017	STANFO	39-37	W	-3/49.5	L/O	147	341	488	157	212	369	1	H
Dec 2, 2017	OKLA	17-41	L	7/64	L/U	83	234	317	218	243	461	2	A
Nov 24, 2017	BAYLOR	45-22	W	-24.5/52	L/O	112	325	437	79	314	393	-3	H

Next up:
TCU at Texas Saturday, September 22
Ohio State home to Tulane Saturday, September 22

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