The Ohio State Buckeyes are 17–1 straight up over their last 18 home games but just 4–10 against the spread over their last 14. The Buckeyes will look to extend their home winning streak to six games Saturday with a win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Ohio State is a 17-point home favorite at Ohio Stadium at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In the last meeting between these two teams, Ohio State beat Nebraska 63–38 at home in 2012. Through the first four games of the season, the Buckeyes averaged 57 points per game and allowed only 9.3 points per game. That stretch included a 45–24 win over Oklahoma on the road. But the last four games have seen the Buckeyes produce a more modest 28.3 points per game while allowing 21 points per game, resulting in an 0–4 ATS slump and an outright loss to Penn State. With the offensive line and defense struggling, Ohio State has gone from looking unbeatable to vulnerable in a short period of time. Over the last 12 seasons, the Buckeyes are 12–0 SU and 9–3 ATS in games played in Week 10, per the OddsShark College Football Database. Nebraska took advantage of a soft schedule…
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