Tony Ding/Associated Press The Ohio State Buckeyes bring a four-game winning streak into Beaver Stadium Saturday for a key Big Ten matchup with the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Buckeyes have also gone 4-0 against the spread during this stretch and hope a strong finish in the conference can catapult them into consideration for the four-team College Football Playoff at the end of the year. Point spread: The Buckeyes opened as 11.5-point favorites at Beaver Stadium, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report.) College football pick via Odds Shark computer: 37.6-18.0 Buckeyes Why the Ohio State Buckeyes can cover the spread Ohio State is not messing around anymore and knows what’s at stake the rest of the way. Win out, and the Buckeyes will make their case for a spot in the four-team playoff. Lose another game, and they will need to start thinking about next year. That’s the way they have been playing in the past four games, as none of their last four covers have been in question with an average margin of victory of nearly 39 points. Ohio State is coming off a 56-17 home win over Rutgers as a 21-point favorite and won its last road game 52-24 at Maryland two weeks earlier as 6.5-point chalk. Why the Penn State Nittany Lions can cover the spread The Nittany Lions may not be competing for a national championship this year, but they are still looking to improve from last season and can play spoilers against the Buckeyes. Penn State has dropped two in a row both straight up and ATS but was off last week to try to figure out how to turn things around. …
Continue Reading: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Odds: Analysis and Prediction
