Some have said this Ohio State Buckeyes team is one of the most talented ever assembled. Yet, a 19-year-old true freshman might be the best player on this squad heading into the College Football Playoff National Championship Game.
Yes, wide receiver Jeremiah Smith is a game-breaker which means we’ve got to have some player prop picks on him for the Natty.
I dig through the Jeremiah Smith odds and bring you my college football picks for Ohio State’s stud wideout in the CFP National Championship Game.
Jeremiah Smith player prop picks
- Best bet
Anytime Touchdown
(-115 at BetMGM) - SGP Pick
Anytime Touchdown
100+ Receiving Yards
5+ Receptions
(+275 at BetMGM)
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Jeremiah Smith prop pick
My best bet
Anytime Touchdown (-115 at BetMGM)
My analysis
Betting on Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith in the College Football National Championship Game is a precarious situation.
Is the Buckeyes’ freshman phenom the most talented player on the football field? Yes. Could he go off for 150 yards and two touchdowns? Yes. Can Notre Dame do what Texas did in the Cotton Bowl and blanket him so he ends up with three yards on one catch? Also yes.
Smith is a prototype wide receiver in the NFL. He's 6-foot-3 but can burn anyone with his speed. He's also a nuanced route runner with a high football IQ and does a great job high-pointing the ball with great hands.
The fact that he's totaled 1,227 yards on 71 receptions and 14 touchdowns, as a 19-year-old freshman is incredible.
Simply put Smith is a game-changer. And that has rung true in the CFP. In the first two rounds. hauled in 13 Will Howard passes for 290 yards and four touchdowns in Ohio State’s first two rounds where the Buckeyes demolished Tennessee and Oregon.
But game-changer doesn’t always mean stats. Teams will go out of their way to deny him the ball. Texas held him to just three yards on one catch in the Cotton Bowl. He caught five balls against Michigan but for just 35 yards.
It’s probably why his receiving yards are sitting at 80.5. It’s a number he can easily eclipse if he’s locked in, but it’s high enough to make you stop and think. Particularly, because he is going against the best pass defense in the country.
That said, Smith is the best player on the field and is going to be a part of the game plan one way or the other, and getting him to score a touchdown at this price feels like a deal. He’s found the end zone 15 times this season, including four times in the playoffs. He’s scored in 11 of his 15 games played. Let’s back him to score again in the National Championship.
Jeremiah Smith same-game parlay
Anytime Touchdown
100+ Receiving Yards
5+ Receptions
The anytime touchdown for Jeremiah Smith is the best bet for this future superstar in this national championship game. But let’s make this same-game parlay more fun and take the Smith is the best player on the field and goes off angle.
So for that, let’s take him to get 100+ receiving yards. Smith has hit the century mark five times this season, but two of those were in playoff games against Tennessee and Oregon.
And if you haven’t figured it out, Smith doesn’t need a ton of catches to get big yardage numbers. So, we’ll play it a little safe when it comes to his receptions prop and take 5-plus. Smith has hauled in five or more balls in eight of his 15 games played this season.
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