The oddsmakers installed Ohio State as a 22.5-point favorite heading into Saturday night’s showdown with the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln’s Memorial Stadium. Interestingly, while typing this post, at least one outlet moved the line to -24.5. This marks the fourth-straight week the Buckeyes will take the field as heavy favorites. Sitting at 5-1 on the season, the Buckeyes are currently 3-3 against the spread including a perfect 2-0 against the spread away from home. Conversely, Nebraska enters with a 3-3 overall record including 2-4 against the spread (0-4 at home). The Cornhuskers are coming off a 38-17 home loss to Wisconsin as Badger running back Jonathan Taylor shredded Big Red for 249 rushing yards and a pair of scores. Meanwhile, Nebraska signal-caller Tanner Lee continued his struggles completing only 16 of 32 passes with a touchdown and a pick, good for a 45.5 QBR. The Huskers found themselves in a 17-17…
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