No. 3 Ohio State and Miami (FL) meet for the Cotton Bowl

Miami (FL) (11-2) vs. No. 3 Ohio State (12-1), Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. EST.

BetMGM College Football Odds Opening Line: Ohio State by 10. Against the spread: Ohio State 9-3, Miami (FL) 8-5.

How to watch: ESPN

Key stats

Ohio State Offense

Overall: 429.5 yards per game (25th in FBS)

Passing: 266.8 yards per game (25th)

Scoring: 34.9 points per game (17th)

Ohio State Defense

Overall: 213.5 yards per game (1st in FBS)

Passing: 129.1 yards per game (1st)

Rushing: 84.5 yards per game (5th)

Miami (FL) Offense

Overall: 413.4 yards per game (37th in FBS)

Passing: 262.5 yards per game (32nd)

Rushing: 150.8 yards per game (76th)

Scoring: 32.2 points per game (29th)

Overall: 281.5 yards per game (11th in FBS)

Passing: 194.5 yards per game (30th)

Rushing: 87 yards per game (7th)

Scoring: 13 points per game (6th)

Both teams perform well defensively on third down. Ohio State is 6th in the FBS, allowing opponents to convert 28.8% of the time. Miami (FL) ranks 12th, allowing a 30.9% third down conversion rate.

Miami (FL) is 99th in the FBS averaging 60.2 penalty yards per game, compared to Ohio State's 18th-ranked 40.3 per-game average.

Miami (FL) is 20th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 90.9% of trips.

Both teams rank high in time of possession. Ohio State is 5th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 33:38, while Miami (FL)'s 7th-ranked average is 33:09.

Team leaders

Ohio State

Rushing: Bo Jackson, 1,035 yards on 168 carries, 5 TDs

Receiving: Jeremiah Smith, 1,086 yards on 80 catches, 11 TDs

Miami (FL)

Passing: Carson Beck, 3,175 yards, 26 TDs, 10 INTs, 74.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Mark Fletcher, 857 yards on 158 carries, 10 TDs

Last game

Ohio State fell to Indiana 13-10 on Saturday, Dec. 6. Sayin threw for 258 yards on 21-of-29 attempts (72.4%) with one touchdown and one interception. Jackson carried the ball 17 times for 83 yards, adding two receptions for 13 yards. Smith had eight receptions for 144 yards.