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The biggest game of the young college football season is tonight in Austin, where #1 Ohio State visits #4 Texas. Steven has the full breakdown, and there are three more ranked matchups on the Week 2 card below. Plus a Saturday of baseball and two exclusives from spots the matchups like.

Here's what you need to know today.

Tristan Abeyta
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3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

1 Ohio State At Texas Tonight
The #1 and #4 teams meet in Austin, with the Buckeyes having won the last two.
2 Three More Ranked Matchups
Alabama at Kentucky and Oklahoma against Michigan headline the rest of the board.
3 The DFS Playbook Is Live
Lineups, values and stacks for the full Saturday slate.
Fantasy Alarm By The Numbers 31.9% Jesús Luzardo's whiff rate entering today's matchup with Atlanta. His 2.83 xERA and .262 xwOBA also rank among the best profiles on today's slate.
Source: Fantasy Alarm Analytics
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TODAY'S FEATURED STORY

Ohio State vs. Texas CFB Week 2
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#1 Ohio St. vs. #4 Texas Predictions, Picks & Odds: CFB Week 2, 9/12

Steven Hall has #1 Ohio State visiting #4 Texas in what could be the defining regular-season game of the early year. The Buckeyes have won the last two meetings and bring the more complete roster, but DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium at night is its own problem, and Arch Manning is a year further into the offense.

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TODAY'S EXCLUSIVE PICKS

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Mark Lammey
MLB HR PICK
Aaron Judge (NYY)
To Hit a Home Run (+245)
Ok, we're finally calling for it. It's back to the Bronx for us to see Judge hit his first homer since returning. Mets start Zac Thornton has a .202 expected ISO to righties, and against lefty cutters last year, Judge hit .727 with 4 homers in 11 ABs. Small sample size, but his overall history speaks for itself.
 
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Howard Bender
MLB STOLEN BASE PICK
Victor Mesa Jr. (TB)
To Steal a Base (+529)
Since coming off the injured list, Mesa Jr. has been phenomenal, slashing .387/.408/.613 with three stolen base attempts (2-for-3) across seven starts. While the batting average isn't as good against RHP as it is lefties, his walk rate is more than double what it is against southpaws. Houston's Peter Lambert has a 13.7 percent walk rate against LHH in 2026, and he has a 1.47 WHIP over his last seven starts. Lambert's likely battery mate today, Christian Vazquez, has a 22% caught stealing rate on the year.
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A top-five matchup in Austin, three more ranked games on the board and a full Saturday of baseball. Everything you need for all of it is above, and both exclusives come from spots the numbers like. Good luck today!

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