Report: Six-figure bet placed on Ohio State's first-half moneyline against Northwestern
Ohio State is a huge favorite over Northwestern Friday night, and some big-time money was placed on the Buckeyes for the game.
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According to Odds Shark, the line for Friday’s game is locked in at Ohio State -27 ahead of kickoff. The Wildcats have hovered around that four-touchdown underdog mark all week, and it doesn’t look like anything has changed too much.
Ahead of Friday’s game, Darren Rovell also reported that a six-figure bet was placed on Ohio State’s first-half moneyline. According to Rovell, a $400,000 bet was placed on the Buckeyes:
CG Technology just reported that they took a $400,000 bet on the Ohio State first-half moneyline (-2000) against Northwestern. The bet would pay out $20,000.
Bettor drops monster $400,000 bet on Ohio State first half moneyline vs Northwestern tonight https://t.co/zrAecsLhX5
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 19, 2019
Obviously, anything is still bound to happen on the field. But it sure looks like the big money is on the Buckeyes in a blowout.