Ohio State football vs. Indiana final odds and prediction
By Ryan Stano
The Ohio State football team is taking on a top-five team for the third time this season. Ohio State has already had to take on Oregon and Penn State. As we all know, they went 1-1 in those games. They now take on an Indiana Hoosiers team that has a lot of motivation and rest.
IU is coming off a bye week with an undefeated record. While their strength of schedule hasn't been very good, they still have been beating their opponents by a wide margin. Their last game against Michigan was their closest game of the season thus far when they only won by five.
The Buckeyes will have yet another offensive line combination now that Seth McLaughlin is out for the season. That's going to make things harder for them against an Indiana team with a solid defensive line. This game is going to be harder to win than people think.
Ohio State football vs. Indiana final odds and prediction
Ohio State's run game is going to be key in this one. They have to be able to establish the run early to take some pressure off of that offensive line in pass protection. Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson are going to have to be factors in the first half.
Prediction: Ohio State football 35 Indiana 24
While Indiana has played well and they are a good story, the Buckeyes are just too talented. I fully expect this game to be close in the first half. In fact, it very well could be a tie ball game at halftime. In the second half, Ohio State's talent will just wear the Hoosier's down.
Ohio State's defense is going to be the guys who win this game. They will be able to stop Kurtis Rourke from making the big plays that Indiana needs to make in order to win this game. The defense has been a lot better after the Oregon game.