With college football season on the horizon, ESPN Chalk's college football experts -- Phil Steele, "Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris Fallica -- combine to give you betting previews of the top 25 teams, according to the ESPN College Football Rankings. They break down each team's strengths and weaknesses, along with season-win-total bets and national title odds.
Odds from Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Aug. 22.
Ohio State Buckeyes
National title odds: 3-1 (opened 8-1)
Season win total: 11
FPI win total projection: 11.9
Phil Steele
Strengths: With Kevin Wilson taking over as offensive coordinator, I expect J.T. Barrett to revert to his 2014 form: a Heisman Trophy front-runner before his season-ending injury. The Buckeyes are very strong at the line of scrimmage with my No. 2-rated offensive line and No. 3-rated defensive line. The back seven on defense is loaded with potential All-Americans.
Weaknesses: They have talent at wide receiver, but