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Ezekiel Elliott and the rest of the Buckeyes are confident entering 2015. (USATSI)

Sportsbook operator CG Technology released Over/Unders on win totals for 67 college football teams, and Ohio State stands apart from the rest.

The Buckeyes are listed at 11 wins, the Over juiced at -165, meaning you have to risk $165 to win $100. The Under is priced at +135.

CG Technology pegged Baylor and TCU at 10 wins, and no other team is in double digits.

"Ohio State is tricky because you could actually put 12 as the number," Jason Simbal, vice president of race and sports, told CBSSports.com. "I say that as a joke but they're going to be the favorite in every game. They go undefeated in the majority of simulations we ran.

"You can either open it at 11.5 or 11, but juice the Over."

Offshore sportsbook 5Dimes released win totals a month ago, but 5Dimes is only taking $100 max bets. CG Technology, which runs eight sportsbooks, including those at Venetian, Cosmopolitan and the Palms, is taking $1,000 bets now and will raise the limit to $5,000 as the season approaches.

The first bet came in on none other than lowly Illinois. A professional bettor wagered the max on Over 4 wins at +145.

"I have no idea why -- we're going to leave it and see if someone else touches it," Simbal said. "This is the most interesting part, seeing how people start betting. We can see which numbers we missed on and try to apply that going forward."

Here are Simbal's thoughts on a few teams that were hard to peg:

Notre Dame, 9 wins (-115 either way): "Notre Dame is always tough because of the amount of action they usually get from fans, so you want to tweak that to the higher side. We saw the new QB (Malik Zaire) play in the bowl game, but it's a small sample and how much of a dropoff is there? Plus, Notre Dame's schedule is strange. They've got a lot of very easy games and a lot of really hard games and no real in-between games."

Baylor, 10 wins (Over -105, Under -125); TCU, 10 wins (Over -140, Under -110): "They play each other [Nov. 27 at TCU] so the loser of that game cannot afford any other losses. As always, Baylor plays nobody out of conference. They do play Oklahoma, but at home, which helps. They don't play Oklahoma State. TCU, on the other hand, plays at Oklahoma and at Kansas State."

Wisconsin, 9.5 wins (Over -140, Under -110): "Questionable QB situation, and they're going to be a big underdog in the first game they play (vs. Alabama in Arlington, Texas), so you're behind the 8-ball there. The interesting thing is no Michigan State or Ohio State on the schedule. Toughest game is at Nebraska. I can understand where 10 could be the number, but it seemed to make more sense to use 9.5 because their offense was predicated on one guy last year and he's gone."

Here's the full list of CG Technology's win totals.

Note: Win totals are for regular-season games only; conference championship games, bowls and playoffs do not count.

SEC

Alabama: 9.5 (-135o)

Arkansas 8 (-140u)

Auburn: 8.5 (-130o)

Florida: 7 (-130o)

Georgia: 9 (-125o)

Kentucky: 5.5 (-130o)

LSU: 8.5 (-130o)

Ole Miss: 8.5 (-115)

Mississippi State: 7 (-145u)

Missouri: 7.5 (-135o)

South Carolina: 6.5 (-155o)

Tennessee: 8 (-160u)

Texas A&M: 8 (-120u)

Vanderbilt: 3.5 (-135u)

ACC

Boston College: 5.5 (-115)

Clemson: 9 (-135u)

Duke: 7 (-130o)

Florida State: 9.5 (-130u)

Georgia Tech: 7.5 (-140o)

Louisville: 7.5 (-125o)

Miami: 6 (-130o)

North Carolina: 8 (-150u)

NC State: 7 (-150o)

Pittsburgh: 6 (-125o)

Syracuse: 4.5 (-115)

Virginia: 4 (-130o)

Virginia Tech: 8 (-125u)

Wake Forest: 3.5 (-135u)

Big 12

Baylor 10 (-125u)

Iowa State: 3 (-115)

Kansas: 1.5 (-145o)

Kansas State: 7 (-140u)

Oklahoma: 8.5 (-160o)

Oklahoma State: 7.5 (-140o)

TCU: 10 (-140o)

Texas: 6 (-130o)

Texas Tech: 5.5 (-125o)

West Virginia: 7.5 (-115)

Big Ten

Illinois: 4 (-175o)

Indiana: 5.5 (-130u)

Iowa: 7.5 (-120u)

Maryland: 4.5 (-120o)

Michigan: 7.5 (-125u)

Michigan State: 9.5 (-125u)

Minnesota: 6 (-145u)

Nebraska: 8 (-140o)

Northwestern: 6 (-140o)

Ohio State: 11.5 (-180u)

Penn State: 8 (-125o)

Purdue: 4 (-120o)

Rutgers: 5 (-120o)

Wisconsin: 9.5 (-140o)

Independent

BYU: 8 (-140u)

Notre Dame: 9 (-115)

Mountain West

Boise State: 9.5 (-130o)

UNLV: 2.5 (-125o)

Pac-12

Arizona: 7.5 (-140o)

Arizona State: 8 (-125u)

California: 5.5 (-135u)

Colorado: 5 (-140u)

Oregon: 9.5 (-130o)

Oregon State: 4 (-125u)

Stanford: 8.5

UCLA: 9 (-140u)

USC: 9 (-115)

Utah: 7.5 (-130u)

Washington: 4.5 (-140o)

Washington State: 5 (-125u)

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25221886

I just hope this team doesn't get 2006-itis. That team had all the talent and let it go to their heads before getting whipped by FL in the championship game.

There's a different mentality between being an underdog (such as the end of last season) and being the overwhelming favorites.

Meyer's biggest job this year will be to keep their heads on straight.

What does a decent season look like to a Maryland fan?

Just out of curiosity?

Love hearing some of these former NFL scouts say that Ohio State's best talent was buried on the depth chart last year.

This team is going to be ridiculous. They're going to blow out a lot of teams, but they are going to have the targets on their back too. The hype machine is only going to get louder.

On paper, nobody in the country sniffs this team. Too deep, too well coached, and the schedule sets up quite nicely. Said it before, but having VT right out of the gate is a blessing for this team. They're not going into that game with a hangover, they're going to be out for revenge. The scene at Layne Stadium is going to be incredible. Labor Day night? That's awesome.

Last year was a decent season.. Based on what they have had in recent years any season over .500 with a respectable bowl bid is a decent season....

would have been a good season if they had not laid an egg against Rutgers in the final game

would have been a very good season if they had sneaked past WVU in a game they lost on a last second FG.

They are a long way from me expecting them to compete with the OSUs and MSUs of the world to consider it a decent season... maybe some day. They do have a very highly rated QB coming in 2016, hopefully that will help because, just like the pros, that is what they have struggled with, finding a decent QB. Which is why I think OSU should have to give them one of theirs this year.. it's only fair.

I took some management classes at Maryland when I lived in DC.. That was during the Boomer Esaison years. As I recall the Terps were ranked as high as # 7 Nationally and won the ACC. At the time, Basketball was the number 1 College sport in the DC area with Maryland, Georgetown and American U Basketball.. followed by Georgetown Sculling ( Rowing ) but Maryland Football was fun to watch then.

I forgot to mention.

I might be willing to hack off one of my toes to get Joey Bosa in a Browns uniform after next year....

Is that wrong?

Cause if giving up one of my toes for Joey Bosa is wrong, I don't wanna be right...

You won't get by Bama this year...

We don't have to get by them. We'll go through them.

OSUs schedule is soft as charmin.

http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/big-ten/2015-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-schedule.php

Only way they lose is if they overlook a team badly. They should simply "out talent" every opponent they face on that schedule.

I just hope fans don't get worried if we look bad at times in the regular season, especially on defense. That unit showed it could play at a very high level if needed. However, obviously this team is led by the offense and the best offensive line in college football with a brilliant minded future hall of famer head coach.

You sure showed us in our matchup last year

I would be happy to debate you that the Alabama Crimson Tide has the best offensive and defensive lines in ALL of college football.
Not to mention, we still have the best head coach and coaching staff in the country.

P.S. I would love to see you Buckeyes try playing the SEC West on a weekly basis.

Yup.

For years the SEC fans were "I'd like to see you play us just once." We play them once, beat them, and now it's "I'd like to see you play us more."

Always avoiding the question. Look at your schedule. LOOK AT IT!!!! LOL! It is a total embarrassment. We lost to you by 7 points and you think you dominated? Half of our D didn't show up for your 3rd string QB.

Congratulations! You won and I give you big time props.

This year, you will glide through your cupcake schedule while we beat ourselves up by the end of the year.
Looks like a plan.