The biggest game in college football in Week 13 takes place at the Horseshoe, where the No. 2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes host the undefeated and No. 5 ranked Indiana Hoosiers.
With a game this big, you know we need to have more than just college football predictions on the side and total. So, here are my favorite Indiana vs. Ohio State player prop picks for this massive Big Ten battle on November 23.
Indiana vs Ohio State props for Week 13
Henderson o50.5 rush yds (-115 at BetMGM)
Rourke o1.5 pass TD (+150 at BetMGM)- Howard anytime TD (+150 at BetMGM)
Picks made on 11-23.
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Indiana vs Ohio State college football player props
Prop bet #1: TreVeyon Henderson o50.5 rushing yards
Jeremiah Smith makes the Ohio State offense explosive, but the Buckeyes really get humming when Chip Kelly gets his two running backs, Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson, rolling.
Judkins appears to be the 1A back getting a bigger chunk of the carries and is arguably a little more explosive, but it’s Henderson who has been the more consistent of the two Buckeyes RBs.
Henderson has totaled 662 rushing yards on a big 7.4 yards per carry this season, which is notably more than Judkins’ 6.0 yards per attempt. Henderson also has rushed for at least 54 yards in nine of Ohio State’s 10 games this season.
While Indiana has a solid run defense, you can make the case they haven’t faced a back as good as either one of the guys the Buckeyes hand the ball to. Not that a good run defense will worry Henderson. He put up 61 yards against Iowa, 87 against Oregon, and 54 against Penn State.
Yet, sportsbooks are giving us a rushing yard prop for Henderson of just 50.5. I’ll happily take the Over with the proven commodity.
Prop bet #2: Kurtis Rourke Over 1.5 touchdown passes
Indiana quarterback Indiana Kurtis Rourke is a big reason the Hoosiers enter this game with a perfect 10-0.
The Ohio Bobcats transfer has been everything Curt Cignetti could have wanted and more. Rourke has thrown for 2,410 yards with 21 touchdowns compared to just four interceptions.
Now, Rourke and the Indiana offense are coming off a tough performance in their 20-15 win over the Michigan Wolverines. Rourke managed just 208 yards on 17-for-28 passing in that game. But he did what this team does: He battled, including tossing two touchdown passes.
Rourke and Indiana will be in for another tough matchup against what may be the toughest front seven in college football. The Buckeyes may be able to limit Rourke when it comes to passing yards like the Wolverines did, but I still like the Indiana signal caller to make some plays when he needs to.
Rourke has thrown two or more TD passes in six of his nine games played this season. His passing touchdown prop is on the board at 1.5, and with a price tag sitting at +150, it’s worth backing Rouke to make that seven of 10.
Prop bet #3: Will Howard anytime touchdown
Will Howard may not be exactly what you think of when someone talks about a dual-threat quarterback, but the Ohio State signal caller knows the exact right time to use his legs.
Howard enters this game with a ho-hum 128 rushing yards on the season but has found the end zone on the ground six times. (He also had a rushing touchdown called back against Penn State).
With Indiana’s defense likely preoccupied with slowing down the likes of Jerimiah Smith on the outside and both of the Buckeyes’ running backs, there's a chance they may forget about the mobility of Howard.
That has me looking at an anytime TD for the signal caller, which is priced at +150. It’s my favorite value of all of the anytime touchdowns on the board for this massive Big Ten matchup.
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