4. No. 1[sos 29[ Ohio State (12-0) vs. No. 8 [sos 38]Wisconsin (10-2)
Time: 8 p.m. | TV: FOX | Location: Indianapolis | Line: Ohio State -16
Ohio State has been the most dominant team in the country, winning all 12 of its games by a double-digit margin. The Buckeyes are coming off a 28-17 win over No. 8 Penn State that clinched the Big Ten East and a 56-27 road win over No. 13 Michigan, OSU?s eighth straight win over its biggest rival. Now the Buckeyes get another shot at Wisconsin, the team it dispatched easily, 38-7, back in October. Saturday night?s game will be one final showcase for OSU?s three ? yes, three ? Heisman candidates: QB Justin Fields, DE Chase Young and RB J.K. Dobbins. Fields has a ridiculous 37-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio, Young leads the nation with 16.5 sacks and Dobbins has rushed for 1,657 yards and 19 TDs. With a convincing victory, the Buckeyes should wrap up the No. 1 seed in the CFP.
Meanwhile, Wisconsin had to bounce back from back-to-back losses to win the Big Ten West. After losing to Illinois and OSU, the Badgers reeled off four straight, including an emphatic road win over Minnesota on Saturday to clinch the division. Though he scored three total touchdowns, Jonathan Taylor rushed for only 76 yards against the Gophers. But he was picked up by quarterback Jack Coan, who has had an excellent season that has fallen under the radar. Coan threw for 280 yards and two scores in the win and is now third in the country in completion percentage (72.3). Taylor is averaging 148.3 yards per game in his career, but has mustered only 93 yards total in two games vs. the Buckeyes. The Badgers may need a big game from Coan to pull off the upset.
Picks
RALPH D. RUSSO (AP College Football Writer) OHIO STATE 38-17.
Nick Bromberg: Ohio State -16
Sam Cooper: Ohio State -16
Pat Forde: Ohio State -16
Pete Thamel: Ohio State -16
Dan Wetzel: Ohio State -16
CBS EXPERT PICKS
Dennis Dodd- Ohio State -16.5
Jerry Palm Ohio State -16.5
Tom Fornelli Ohio State -16.5
Chip Patterson Wisc +16.5
Barton Simmons Ohio State -16.5
Barrett Sallee Wisc +16.5
Ben Kercheval Ohio State -16.5
ESPN+
"Stanford Steve" Coughlin Wisconsin +16.5; Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 22.
Chris "The Bear" Fallica Wisconsin +16.5
FOX SPORTS
Jason McIntyre Under 56.5
Colin Cowherd Wisc +16.5