Ohio State Football: 3 bold predictions vs. Penn State in Week 13

PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 16: Binjimen Victor #9 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates his touchdown with teammate K.J. Hill #14 in the first quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY - NOVEMBER 16: Binjimen Victor #9 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates his touchdown with teammate K.J. Hill #14 in the first quarter against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBUS, OH – OCTOBER 26: Chris Olave #17 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates with quarterback Justin Fields #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes after a fourth quarter touchdown catch against the Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 38-7. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – OCTOBER 26: Chris Olave #17 of the Ohio State Buckeyes celebrates with quarterback Justin Fields #1 of the Ohio State Buckeyes after a fourth quarter touchdown catch against the Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio Stadium on October 26, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 38-7. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images) /

1. Ohio State wins by two touchdowns

For a top-10 battle like this, you’d just assume that the home team would be favored by a couple of points, but according to The Action Network, the line is a whopping 18.5 points in favor of the Buckeyes. Sure, they’re the home team, but almost three-touchdown favorites against the No. 8 team in the nation? I’m not so sure about that.

But Vegas always knows something.

The Buckeyes look like one of the best teams of the past few seasons and are right up there with Clemson as the most complete squad in the nation. They have an elite defense and a high-powered offense, making them tough to stop and even more difficult to score on.

You would have thought the team would have taken a step back without Urban Meyer, but that hasn’t been the case and Ryan Day deserves a ton of credit.

While that line seems a little ridiculous, I believe the Buckeyes will come out swinging and have a 14-0 lead in the first quarter before shutting the door for good.

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Penn State will score some garbage-time touchdowns to make the game look closer, but I believe the Buckeyes win this one with relative ease by two scores, at least.