Michigan at Ohio State: Find out how to watch, picks, odds as Buckeyes look to finish skid towards Wolverines

No. 2 Ohio State regarded each bit just like the nationwide title favourite the chances say they’re towards Indiana, overwhelming the Hoosiers in each part en path to a blowout. However to safe a rematch with undefeated Oregon, the Buckeyes should beat “that crew up north” for the primary time since 2019. OSU is a large favourite at house, however rivalry video games with this bloodline hardly ever go as deliberate.

Michigan at No. 2 Ohio State

Michigan is woefully undergunned however nonetheless ranks twenty third in complete protection and is coming off its most spectacular displaying of the 12 months towards Northwestern — a 50-6 romp. That very same protection smothered Indiana beforehand, holding them to twenty factors, and has been particularly stout towards the run.

However Ohio State has one of the full assaults within the sport, and even when the Wolverines handle to gradual Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson, the Buckeyes can choose them aside by means of the air. Michigan is permitting greater than 222 passing yards per sport, and with prime cornerback Will Johnson having missed 4 straight contests, the secondary is extraordinarily weak to all-world wideouts Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbuka.

The tandem has mixed for 18 touchdowns and simply shy of 1,600 yards, and no protection has managed to decelerate each in a single sport.

However even when they muster a heroic defensive effort, the Wolverines nonetheless have a scoring drawback. Michigan’s offense is abysmal, rating 128th out of 133 groups. Quarterback Davis Warren had a superb displaying towards NU however nonetheless has extra picks than touchdowns and has mustered barely greater than 1,000 yards in seven begins. Even when Warren performs properly, Michigan is dealing with arguably the nation’s greatest protection. The Buckeyes enable simply 241 yards per sport and solely 90 on the bottom. No crew has scored greater than 17 factors towards them since Week 7, and opponents are averaging 4.4 second-half factors in that stretch.

This sport ought to be out of hand pretty early, however the rivalry issue may maintain OSU’s foot on the fuel lengthy sufficient to cowl the broad margin.