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New No. 1 Ohio State visits No. 18 Wisconsin
By Hank Harris • Oct 13th, 2010 • Category: NCAAF
The new No. 1 College Football team in the nation, the Ohio State Buckeyes, take on the No. 18 Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium (7 pm ET, ESPN).
The Buckeyes are 3.5-point favorites and the over/under total is 49 in NCAA Football Odds at JustBet.
Ohio State has a slight edge straight up over the past 10 meetings, going 6-4, but is just 4-6 against the point spread. The teams last met on Oct. 10 last season, when the Buckeyes blew out the Badgers 31-13 and cashed as a 14.5-point home favorite. The score went under the total of 46.
Ohio State won its last outing, a 38-10 result against Indiana on October 9. Ohio State covered in that game as a 24.5-point favorite, while the 48 combined points going under the total.
Wisconsin beat the Minnesota Gophers 41-23 on Saturday, but failed to cover in that game as a 21-point favorite, while the 64 combined points took the game over the total.
Ohio State is 6-0 SU, 5-1 ATS and has won 6 straight games. Wisconsin is 5-1 SU and 0-5 ATS.
The total has gone under in all 5 of Ohio State’s last 5 games on the road, and Ohio State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road.
Wisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home, and 7-1 SU in its last 8 games overall.