Michigan at Ohio State Preview & Picks
Ohio State are tipped to cover as they blow out bitter rivals Michigan.
The Buckeyes are clearly the better team and they will want to lay it on the Wolverines as they win this matchup for the first time since 2019.
- Ohio State are 10-1 this season
- Ohio State are 3-1-0 ATS in their last 4 home games
- Michigan are 2-3-0 ATS against ranked teams this season
- The Over has cashed in each of the previous 10 meetings
Head To Head
- Ohio State lead the all-time series 19-14-1
- Michigan won 30-24 when the two teams last met in November 2023
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Michigan head to Ohio State on the back of a win and looking to avoid a .500 record this season.
The defending national champions lost their head coach and a bunch of talent in the off-season, and that has resulted in a big drop-off.
They started the season well with four wins in their first five games, including a 27-24 victory over USC, but they have now won just two of their last six.
Michigan suffered back-to-back road defeats in October, losing 27-17 at Washington and 21-7 to Illinois, before returning home to down Michigan State 24-17.
The Wolverines then lost 38-17 to Oregon and 20-15 at Indiana, only to again avoid a three-game losing skid, this time blowing out Northwestern 50-6.
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Ohio State enter this big rivalry matchup riding a five-game win streak that has propelled them to a 10-1 record.
The Buckeyes opened with three convincing non-conference wins, before downing Big Ten rivals Michigan State, 38-7, and Iowa, 35-7.
Their perfect start was ended by a 32-31 defeat at Oregon, but they rebounded immediately to beat Nebraska 21-17, before downing top-five rival Penn State on the road, 20-13.
Ohio State then shut out Purdue in a 4-5-0 victory before heading to Illinois to take down Northwestern, 31-7.
The Buckeyes’ winning run reached five games last weekend as they beat Indiana 38-15 in a matchup that had both Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoffs implications.