Big Ten football gets underway on the shores of Lake Michigan as Northwestern hosts No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday. Here’s what the oddsmakers are predicting for the match.

Ohio State improved to 5-1 in Big Ten play, but still sits behind the Oregon team it lost to and the undefeated Indiana team it will host next weekend, so there is still a lot of work to do.

Northwestern improved to 2-4 in conference play after beating Purdue two weeks ago, but has certainly struggled on offense, ranking 119th in assists and 126th in scoring nationally.

What do the wise guys expect as the Buckeyes take on the Wildcats this weekend?

Let’s check the latest predictions for Ohio State vs. Northwestern in this Week 12 college football matchup, according to the oddsmakers.

Ohio State is a 29.5-point favorite against Northwestern, according to updated lines posted on FanDuel Sportsbook.

FanDuel lists the total at 43.5 points for the game.

Ohio State: -29.5 (-115)
Northwest: +29.5 (-105)

Ohio State is 5-4 against the spread (55.6%) overall this season…

Northwestern is 3-6 (33.3%) ATS in 24…

Ohio State is 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games…

Northwestern is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games…

The total has dropped in 5 of Ohio State’s last 6 games…

NU is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games…

Ohio State is 4-7-2 ATS in their last 13 road games…

Northwestern is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against Ohio State…

The total has dropped in 6 of Ohio State’s last 9 road games…

Northwestern is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games in November…

Ohio State is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against Northwestern…

The total has been over in 6 of Northwestern’s last 9 games against Ohio State…

The Buckeyes are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in November…

Most bettors expect the Wildcats to keep things a little tighter against the Buckeyes, based on the latest consensus picks for the matchup.

Northwestern gets 66 percent of the bets to either pull an upset or, more likely, keep the final margin below 30 points in a loss.

The remaining 34 percent of bets project Ohio State to win the game and cover the big spread.

The implied score of the game suggests a comfortable win for the Buckeyes against the Wildcats.

Taking into account the point spread and total, this implies that Ohio State will beat Northwestern by a projected score of 37-7.

Our top pick: Ohio State -29.5…The Buckeyes have all the firepower and showed last week they can flatten an overmatched Big Ten team and cover a wide spread.

When: Saturday November 16
Time: 12 p.m. ET | 11:00 a.m. CT
Television: Big Ten Network

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