The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Wisconsin Badgers meet in week 9 college football action from Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday night.

Ohio State Takes Out Penn State

The Ohio State Buckeyes come into this one fresh off of a big 20-12 win over Penn State last time out to improve to 7-0 on the year. Kyle McCord has thrown for 1,937 yards, 12 touchdowns and an interception on 63.9% passing while TreVeyon Henderson has 295 rushing yards and 5 touchdowns. Chip Trayanum has 257 rushing yards with 3 TDs while Marvin Harrison Jr. has a team-high 42 receptions for 766 yards and 6 touchdowns. Cade Stover has 27 receptions for 429 yards with 3 TDs while Emeka Egbuka has 303 receiving yards with 3 scores and another pair of Buckeyes have 150+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Tommy Eichenberg has a team-high 54 total tackles while JT Tuimoloau has 4 sacks on the year.

Ohio State Buckeyes Team Facts

• Ohio State has won each of its last 35 games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Ohio State has covered the spread in nine of its last 10 October games against non-AP-ranked teams.
• Ohio State has won the first half in 32 of its last 40 games against conference opponents.
• Ohio State has won the first quarter in five of its last six road games against conference opponents.
• Each of Ohio State’s last four games as a favorite have gone UNDER the total points line.

Wisconsin Takes Out Illinois

The Wisconsin Badgers come into this one on the heels of their 25-21 win over Illinois last time out. Braedyn Locke has thrown for 370 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception on 51.4% passing with Tanner Mordecai out injured, while Braelon Allen leads the Badgers on the ground with 704 rushing yards and 8 TDs. Will Pauling leads Wisconsin’s receiving group with 37 grabs for 398 yards while Chimere Dike has 282 receiving yards and Bryson Green has 218 receiving yards. Hunter Wohler leads Wisconsin’s defense with 70 total tackles while Darryl Peterson has a team-high 3.5 sacks and C.J. Goetz and James Thompson Jr. each have 3 sacks. Ricardo Hallman also has 4 interceptions this season.

Wisconsin Badgers Team Facts

• Wisconsin has lost each of its last eight games as an underdog against AP-ranked teams.
• Wisconsin has failed to cover the spread in each of its last five games at Camp Randall Stadium.
• Four of Wisconsin’s last five October games against top-10 AP-ranked teams have gone UNDER the total points line.

Chris’ Pick

I’m going to back the under here. I think that Wisconsin is going to be able to stymie this Ohio State offense and Ohio State’s strength offensively is the strongest area of Wisconsin’s defense, which is the secondary. Wisconsin on the other hand is up against a tough, tough Ohio State defense, and I see this game struggling to get to 40 points. Give me the under.