Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers 2010 NCAAF Week 7 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: Head football coach Jim Tressel takes his No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes north to take on Big Ten foe the No. 18 Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday night at 7:00 PM ET at Camp Randall Stadium on ESPN. The Buckeyes moved to the No. 1 spot with the Alabama loss last weekend and also share the No. 1 in their quest for the Big Ten Title which is no easy feat. “When you take a look at the Top 10 week to week, the precarious nature of any ranking is obvious — just review the change in the makeup of the Top 10 between the beginning of the season until now. The Buckeyes know what’s it’s like to have a target on our back. We expect that every team will give us its best shot. How we respond will determine our ultimate ranking.” Coach “professor” Tressel said on the perils of being ranked No. 1. Ohio State does have the additional motivation of being showed 5th on a mock BCS Poll that came out this week. Vegas odds makers have the Ohio State Buckeyes a -4 point favorite on the road against the Wisconsin Badgers.
The Badgers rebounded from a loss to Michigan State with a win against Minnesota 41-23 with a dominate running game where junior John Clay shared Big Ten offensive player of the week with none other than OSU quarterback Terrelle Pryor. Clay carried 21 times for 111 yards and three touchdowns bruising through the defense while the fleet James White toted the ball 19 times for 118 yards and two more TDs. Wisconsin is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Ohio State and while the Badgers are 5-1 SU this season they are 0-4 ATS. Vegas odds makers have the Wisconsin Badgers +10000 odds to win the 2011 BCS National Championship.
The Buckeyes continued to roll last week routing their Big Ten neighbor Indiana 38-10 with the arm of Pryor and a stout defense. Pryor completed 24 for 30 passes for 334 yards and 3 touchdowns and didn’t have a rushing attempt but was sacked 3 times for -19 yards. Indiana’s 10 points were at clean up time after trailing 38-0. Ohio State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road and the total has gone UNDER in 5 of Ohio State’s last 7 games when playing Wisconsin. Odds makers at BookMaker have the over/under for the total score at 49 points combined of the Ohio State Buckeyes and Wisconsin Badgers.
I predict a Wisconsin cover and upset alert! Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert College Football Predictions against the vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.