The first to face each other in the Big Ten Championship Game will decide on Saturday.
The Ohio State Buckeyes face an unlikely rival in the Big Ten East in the form of the Indiana Hoosiers. Indiana toppled the Michigan Wolverines and Penn State Nittany Lions, who were destined to be the contenders in the Big Ten East, and they still have a great hill to climb to triumph in the most sensible of the division.
In big ten west, the Wisconsin Badgers are the established force facing a worthy Challenger from the Northwest Wildcats. Northwestern has three wins per score to prepare for the surprise of undefeated programs, yet it is the weakest team in the spread.
Wisconsin is much less favored in seven editions than Ohio State at 20. 5, however, anyone has the faults to impress its wary parties and approach a showdown on December 19 in Indianapolis.
Calendar of week 12
Thursday, November 19
Tulane at No. 25 Tulsa (-6. 5) (7:30 p. m. , ESPN)
Saturday, November 21
Indiana No. 3 at Ohio State No. 3 (-20. 5) (Noon, Fox)
No. Clemson (-35. 5) in the state of Florida (noon, ABC)
No. 6 Florida (-31. 5) in Vanderbilt (noon, ESPN)
Appalachian State at No. 15 on the Carolina Coast (-5. 5) (noon, ESPN2)
North Alabama at No. BYU (-47. 5) (3:00 p. m. , ESPN3)
No. 7 Cincinnati (-5. 5) at UCF (3:30 p. m. , ESPN)
No. 10 Wisconsin (-7. 5) at No. 19 Northwestern (3:30 p. m. , ABC)
UCLA at No. Oregon (-13. 5) (3:30 p. m. , ESPN2)
Kentucky at No. 1 Alabama (-30) (4 p. m. , SEC Network)
State of Kansas to the state of Iowa (-11) (4 p. m. , Fox)
Tennessee at No. 23 Auburn (-11) (7 p. m. , ESPN)
Mississippi State at No. thirteen Georgia (-24. 5) (7:30 p. m. , SEC Network)
No. 14 Oklahoma State at No. 18 Oklahoma (-7) (7:30 p. m. , ABC)
No. 21 Liberty at NC State (-3. 5) (7:30 p. m. , ESPN3)
No. 20 USC (-3) in Utah (10:30 p. m. , ESPN)
All the time ET. Odds DraftKings sports betting.
Predictions
Indiana No. 9 at No. 3 Ohio State (-20. 5)
The Ohio state’s average margin of victory is just 3 points above the margin set for Saturday’s clash with Big Ten East at Ohio Stadium.
The Buckeyes beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Penn State through 23. 3 points, and their two home wins were more than 20 points.
A year ago, the Ryan Day team raced over the Hoosiers in a 41-point win in Bloomington, Indiana, was one of four Top 25 losses suffered by Tom Allen’s team in 2019, Indiana has reversed that form to start the 2020 season with victories over Penn State and Michigan ranked groups, however , the effects of one want to be seen by what they are: two bad groups.
The Ohio State offensive presents a multifaceted challenge that is more complicated to contain for the Indiana defense, starting with Justin Fields as a quarterback.
Fields had thirteen total touchdowns, adding 11 in the air and finished 86. 7% of his 83 pass attempts. The Buckeyes also have a quick two-front attack on Master Teague III and Trey Sermon that can damage Indiana’s seven most sensitive in each. and every attempt.
Indiana has some offensive weapons with Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. , offensive lineman Stevie Scott and receivers Ty Fryfogle and Whop Philyor.
If Fryfogle and Philyor work well in the first part opposed to Shaun Wade and Ohio State High School, Indiana will possibly stay with the Buckeyes, or at least cover up.
However, the state of Ohio was able to involve a facet of rival offensives in 2020: it kept Noah Vedral of Rutgers 168 yards by air, Penn State 44 yards on the floor and two Nebraska quarterbacks 160 yards in the air.
If the state of Ohio has the same contention on Saturday, you can set up Fields and Co. to create great merit on the scoreboard and earn all 3 scores to close the gap.
Wisconsin (-7. 5) in the northwest
The first position in Big Ten West can move back to which team has the highest explosive quarterback.
Graham Mertz had 375 air yards and seven touchdowns in his first two games for Wisconsin, while Northwestern’s Peyton Ramsey had six touchdowns and four interceptions in two other games.
Mertz’s final touch percentage is also nine numbers higher than Ramsey produced, and the Wildcats’ interlocutor has not completed more than 70% of his attempts since the initial victory over the Maryland Terrapins.
If Mertz achieves his goals at a very fast pace, he can produce a few more records than Ramsey, and if the Badgers want to supply their quarterback, they can do so with a lot of field media. , compared to 8 in Northwestern in 4 games.
While Northwestern’s defense kept its 4 warring parties to a maximum of 20 points, and allowed 301. 8 yards consistent with the game, Wisconsin leads the FBS with 218. 5 yards awarded consistent with the fight.
If Pat Fitzgerald’s team awards a similar amount on Saturday, they may get stuck in double digits, especially if Mertz is as accurate as the opposite of Illinois Fighting Illini and Michigan.
Wisconsin doesn’t win by the same margin as Ohio State, but they have the ability to beat their opponent and feel comfortable with a double-digit lead in the last quarter.
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