The Ohio State Buckeyes will be without quarterback J.T. Barrett when they face the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Championship Game Saturday as three-point underdogs at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark.
The Heisman hopeful was lost to a broken ankle in OSU’s 42-28 win over Michigan on the weekend. With third-stringer Cardale Jones at the helm, the 11-1 Buckeyes recorded their 10th straight win straight up, but failed to cover as 21.5-point favorites over the rival Wolverines, posting their third straight against-the- spread loss.
The 10-2 Badgers will be gunning for their fourth Big Ten title in five years and enter Saturday night’s Wisconsin vs. Ohio State betting matchup at Lucas Oil Stadium riding a seven-game win streak. However, they have failed to cover in their last two games, are just 5-7 against the spread this season, and are a dismal 1-6, SU and ATS, in their last seven meetings with the Buckeyes.
The 11-1 Oregon Ducks will be gunning for their second Pac-12 conference title in four years when they take on the Arizona Wildcats as early 14-point favorites on the college football betting lines.
The Ducks are riding a seven-game SU and ATS win streak, outscoring opponents by an average margin of 24.3 points. However, it was the 10-2 Wildcats who handed the Ducks their only SU loss of the season, a 31-24 victory as 21.5-point road underdogs in Week 6.
The Wildcats are 5-2 SU but only 3-4 ATS since beating Oregon, with the UNDER also going 5-2 in…
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