Wisconsin Badgers vs Ohio State Buckeyes Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/24/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 24, 2022

Venue:  Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin +19, OSU -19; Over/Under:  57 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin +18.5, OSU -18.5; Over/Under:  57 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Wisconsin +19.5, OSU -19.5; Over/Under:  57.5 points

 

Wisconsin Badgers:  2-1 (3rd place, Big Ten West)

Ohio State Buckeyes:  3-0 (4th place, Big Ten East)

 

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Wisconsin Badgers:  won their last game at home against the New Mexico State Aggies 66-7.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  won their last game at home against the Toledo Rockets 77-21.

 

Wisconsin is entering this game with a 2-1 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. This will also be their 1st conference game of the college football season this year. They won against the New Mexico State Aggies in their last game at home 66-7. Graham Mertz started that game at QB and he completed 12/15 passes for 251 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Braelon Allen led the team in rushing with 86 yards and 3 TDs on 15 rushing attempts. Skyler Bell led the team in receiving with 108 yards and 2 TDs on 4 receptions. CJ Goetz led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles. Nick Herbig led the defense in sacks with 1 while Jake Chaney, Maema Njongmeta, and Ricardo Hallman each came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

OSU is entering this game with a 3-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 4th home game of the season as they are 3-0 in their home games this year. This will also be the 1st conference matchup on their conference schedule this season. They won against the Toledo Rockets in their last game at home 77-21. CJ Stroud started that game at QB and he completed 22/27 passes for 367 yards and 5 touchdowns. Dallan Hayden led the team in rushing with 108 yards and 1 TD on 17 carries. Emeka Egbuka led the team in receiving with 116 yards and 1 TD on 7 receptions while Jayden Ballard had 113 receiving yards and 1 TD on 4 receptions and Marvin Harrison Jr. also had 102 yards and 2 TDs on 6 receptions. Tommy Eichenberg led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles. Javontae Jean-Baptiste led the defense in sacks with 2 while Ronnie Hickman came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Ohio State listed as a 19 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. OSU looked really good in their last game as they dropped 77 points on Toledo in a game that was a state rivalry. Toledo put up a good fight but this OSU offense is unreal and they did this last year as they started the season off slow but ramped up as they played more games. They have definitely ramped up now and going into a conference game here, they will be up for this game at home. Wisconsin has not played well this season in their games, they did get some big wins against some cupcake teams but they really struggled when they had to play Washington State and even lost that game at home. Wisconsin does have a really good defense but their offense is terrible and they will struggle to score points here and even move the ball against Ohio State just like they struggled against WSU. Wisconsin is not built to come back from behind and even if their defense can hold off OSU here, it won't be for long and eventually OSU will pull away in this game to take a big lead and keep it. The best way to place a bet here is on OSU to cover the spread in this game.

 

Wisconsin Ohio State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 24, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is OSU 56 Wisconsin 10.

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Wisconsin Badgers: 13-19 ATS after playing a game where 70 total points or more were scored. 9-3 OVER in a road game where the total is between 56.5 and 63. 16-8 OVER after 2 consecutive games where they forced 3 or more turnovers.

Ohio State Buckeyes: 35-23 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63. 31-22 ATS after scoring 50 points or more last game. 34-24 OVER when the total is between 56.5 and 63.

 

 

Wisconsin Badgers:  J. Van Dyke (K) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. T. Blaylock (S) out for season - Leg. C. Wolf (QB) out for season - Knee.

Ohio State Buckeyes:  K. Babb (WR) Out indefinitely - Knee. E. Pryor (RB) out for season - Knee. M. Melton (LB) out for season - Knee.

 

 

"We are obviously invested in our run game. That shows up week in and week out." - Chimere Dike after their win against New Mexico State in their last game.

 

 

"Next week we have a conference opponent, so everything is going to be even harder. So usually we wait until Sunday to move on. We'll do that as we leave the stadium tonight." - Ryan Day after his team’s win against Toledo in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Dike, Chimere

WR Bell, Skyler 

TE Cundiff, Clay 

QB Mertz, Graham

RB Allen, Braelon

FB Acker, Jackson 

 

WR Harrison Jr., Marvin

WR Egbuka, Emeka 

WR Smith-Njigba, Jaxon 

TE Stover, Cade

QB Stroud, C.J.

RB Henderson, TreVeyon 

 

 

Passing: G. Mertz (697)

Rushing: B. Allen (332)

Receiving: C. Dike (172)

Touchdowns: B. Allen (5)

 

Passing: C. Stroud (941)

Rushing: M. Williams (207)

Receiving: M. Harrison Jr. (342)

Touchdowns: M. Harrison Jr. (5)

 

Coaches:

Wisconsin Badgers: Paul Chryst (8th season)

Ohio State Buckeyes: Ryan Day (5th season)