The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes are 5-1 straight up in their last six games against Penn State despite just being 1-3 against the spread in their last four games against the Nittany Lions. The Buckeyes will try to pick up another big win over the No. 9 Nittany Lions this Saturday night.
Ohio State vs. Penn State odds: Buckeyes road favorites in key Saturday Big Ten battle
Ohio State visits Penn State in a season-defining game for both teams this Saturday, with the sportsbooks setting the Buckeyes as small road chalk for the contest.
Ohio State is a 3.5-point road favorite in Happy Valley at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The last time the Buckeyes visited Penn State they lost 24-21 as a 17.5-point road favorite.
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
When: Saturday, September 29, 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
Betting Line / Total: Ohio State -3.5 / 70.5 Points
Ohio State Buckeyes
Urban Meyer’s suspension has come and gone, and the Buckeyes came out of the ordeal unscathed. In Meyer’s return last Saturday Ohio State crushed Tulane 49-6 as 37.5-point home favorites, improving to 9-0 SU over the team’s last nine games and 5-1 ATS over its last six.
Dwayne Haskins has emerged as a Heisman Trophy contender with 1,194 passing yards and 16 passing touchdowns through his first four games, and this Saturday’s game could give him a shot at earning a Heisman moment.
The Buckeyes have been favored by less than a touchdown 14 times since 2012. In those 14 games they are 11-3 SU and ATS per the OddsShark College Football Database.
Penn State Nittany Lions
Penn State’s offense hasn’t missed a beat after losing Saquon Barkley to the NFL Draft, averaging 55.5 points per game so far in 2018 including back-to-back 63-point performances against Illinois and Kent State.
The Nittany Lions are 8-0 SU over their last eight games and 5-1 ATS over their last six. Over the team’s last 26 games, the Nittany Lions are 20-5-1 ATS.
Saturday night’s total is set at 70.5 points. The OVER is 6-1 in Penn State’s last seven conference games and 9-3 in Ohio State’s last 12 conference games.
The last two games between these two teams have been instant classics with Ohio State winning by one last year and Penn State winning by three in 2016. With so much on the line and so much talent on both sides of the field, this one should be no different. This one should go right down to the wire and could come down to one big play.
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