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Indiana vs Ohio State Preview & Picks – Buckeyes To Cover In Big Ten Championship Win

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02 Dec 2025
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Leigh Copson 02 Dec 2025
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  • Indiana vs Ohio State picks for Saturday, December 6
  • Big Ten Championship is taking place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
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    Indiana vs Ohio State Preview & Picks
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Indiana vs Ohio State Preview & Picks

Ohio State are tipped to cover as they win the Big Ten Championship.

The Buckeyes roster is loaded with NFL-ready talent and that defense has been playing lights out football this year, shutting down opponent after opponent.

  • Ohio State have won all 12 of their games this season
  • Ohio State have covered in 10 of their 12 games with 1 push
  • The Under has cashed in 6 of Ohio State’s 9 conference games
  • These two defenses allow a combined 20.4 points per game

Head To Head

  • Ohio State lead the all-time series 31-0-1
  • Ohio State won 38-15 when the two teams last met in November 2024

Indiana Form

Indiana booked their place in the Big Ten Championship thanks to a perfect regular season that saw them win all 12 of their games.

The Hoosiers opened with three straight non-conference wins, before sending a message in their Big Ten opener as they blew out a top-10 ranked Illinois team. 63-10.

They then downed Iowa 20-15, before heading to Oregon for their signature win of the season so far, beating the number three-ranked Ducks 30-20.

Indiana avoided no letdowns as they returned home to beat Michigan State 38-13 and UCLA 56-6, and they then went back out on the road to down Maryland 55-10 and Penn State 27-24.

The Hoosiers beat Wisconsin 31-7 in their final home game of the season, before sealing a perfect 12-0 record with a 56-3 demolition of Purdue on the road.

Ohio State Form

Ohio State enter the Big Ten Championship having also won all 12 of their regular season games.

The Buckeyes, who came into the season as defending national champions, quietened some of the Texas hype as they took down the Longhorns on opening day, 14-7.

They backed that up with two more non-conference wins, before kicking off their Big Ten slate with a 24-6 win at Washington and a 42-3 blowout of Minnesota at home.

Ohio State backed that up on the road as they beat Illinois 34-16 and Wisconsin 34-0, before following up a 38-14 home win against Penn State with a 34-10 victory at Purdue.

The Buckeyes then closed out the regular season with home wins over UCLA, 48-10, and Rutgers, 42-9, before beating bitter rivals Michigan in Ann Arbor, 27-9.

Verdict

The top two teams in the nation collide and this has the potential for fireworks.

Ohio State boast the stronger roster and have more experience in a championship setting, so we are backing the Buckeyes to take the Big Ten crown and go into the playoffs unbeaten.

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