The 2022 Rose Bowl game features a line of OSU -4 though Gambling911.com had a line of -8.5.   There's a reason for the 4.5 underlay, as we note below.

This will be Utah's first Rose Bowl appearance.

"We've been working a long time to get here," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. "We got in the league 11 years ago. It's been a long, hard journey, but our guys got it done. This is what we've been shooting for for a number of years."

For Ohio State, this will be their 16th trip.

Ohio State receivers Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson opted out of the Rose Bowl to preserve their health for the NFL draft, as did star defensive tackle Haskell Garrett and starting left tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere. A program with the Buckeyes' depth rarely has a shortage of replacements for any players, and Day is confident his backups will perform as expected while gaining valuable experience for next season.

Utah is 11-4 Straight Up in non-conference games.

We say take Utah +4.5 here as they will be playing as if this is the Super Bowl.

- Mary Montgomery, Gambling911.com