The Ohio State Buckeyes will play the Michigan State Spartans in a Big 10 Conference Game on Saturday afternoon at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are 5-0 (2-0) this season after they defeated Rutgers by a score of 49-10 in Week 5. Ohio State held Rutgers to 187 total yards and 1-11 on third down attempts. The Ohio State offense is averaging 48.8 points per game with 303.4 passing yards per game and 226.2 rushing yards per game. C.J. Stroud has thrown for 1,376 yards, 18 touchdowns, and two interceptions for the Buckeyes this season. Miyan Williams has rushed for 497 yards and eight scores, while Emeka Egbuka has caught 30 passes for 512 yards and five touchdowns for Ohio State. The Ohio State defense is giving up 14.8 points per game and 263.8 yards per game.
The Michigan State Spartans are 2-3 (0-2) this season after they lost to Maryland by a score of 27-13 in their last game. Michigan State looked decent on offense in the first half of this game, but was not able to score in the second half. The Michigan State offense is averaging 27.4 points per game with 243 passing yards per game and 127.4 rushing yards per game. Payton Thorne has thrown for 1,121 yards, eight touchdowns, and six interceptions for the Spartans this season. Jalen Berger has rushed for 301 yards and four scores, while Keon Coleman has caught 25 passes for 308 yards and three touchdowns for MSU. The Michigan State defense is allowing 22.6 points per game and 411.8 yards per game.
Ohio State is 8-1-1 ATS in their last 10 October games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 conference games. The over is 4-1 in Ohio State’s last 5 conference games. Michigan State is 7-1-2 ATS in their last 10 home games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 October games. The under is 5-1 in Michigan State’s last 6 games. The under is 6-1 in these two teams last 7 head to head meetings.
Michigan State has looked completely lost on defense in their last three games and Ohio State should be able to score on just about every drive in this game. Ohio State is coming off of a 39-point win against Rutgers and I think we will see something similar here. Take the Buckeyes in this matchup.