The 2024-25 college basketball season begins on Monday and the No. 19 Texas Longhorns will open their season with a star-studded showdown against the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Longhorns are coming off a 21-13 season and were a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, losing to No. 2 Tennessee in the second round. Meanwhile, Ohio State went 22-14 last season but missed out on the Big Dance for the second consecutive year. 

Tipoff is set for 10 p.m. ET on Monday at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The Longhorns are favored by 1.5 points in the latest Ohio State vs. Texas odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 147 points. Before entering any Texas vs. Ohio State picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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Now, the model has simulated Ohio State vs. Texas 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over the total, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50% of simulations!

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