Expectations are once again sky high in Columbus. Even with Ryan Day stepping in for Urban Meyer, the talent that returns to Ohio State has the program projected as a B1G contender.

Justin Fields brings athleticism and excitement to the quarterback position, J.K. Dobbins will carry a heavy workload at running back and a slew of talented receivers should be able to make plenty of big-time plays.

Offensively, the Buckeyes should be pretty productive.

An area of concern last fall came on the defensive side of the football. But Day’s decision to make staff changes — adding Greg Mattison, Al Washington and Jeff Hafley — should be beneficial for Ohio State. It should be a more well-rounded team in 2019.

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The Buckeyes will be favored in a majority of their games this fall, and should be a contender to win their third-straight B1G title. It all could boil down to The Game in Ann Arbor once again.

Here’s how ESPN’s FPI is projecting every game on Ohio State’s schedule:

  • August 31: vs. Florida Atlantic — 93.9% win probability
  • September 7: vs. Cincinnati — 77.0% win probability
  • September 14: at Indiana — 69.5% win probability
  • September 21: vs. Miami (OH) — 96.4% win probability
  • September 28: at Nebraska — 58.0% win probability
  • October 5: vs. Michigan State — 58.2% win probability
  • October 18: at Northwestern — 73.0% win probability
  • October 26: vs. Wisconsin — 78.1% win probability
  • November 9: vs. Maryland — 91.4% win probability
  • November 16: at Rutgers — 88.1% win probability
  • November 23: vs. Penn State — 53.6% win probability
  • November 30: at Michigan — 23.4% win probability

Other B1G FPI projections:

Illinois

Maryland 

Purdue

Rutgers

Wisconsin