The Buckeyes snatched victory from the jaws of defeat last week against Purdue. \u00a0With QB Braxton Miller out of the game with a head injury they were able to get the touchdown they needed to force overtime and then win it with another TD.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0) vs Penn State Nittany Lions (5-2)<\/strong> ATS Matchup Stats<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Gambling Insight!<\/a> |\u00a0Buy Ray’s Picks!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Buckeyes are a perfect 8-0 thus far but ineligible for postseason play. \u00a0You have to wonder if that fact will factor into their motivation as they close out the season.<\/p>\n The big question as this is being written is the status of Miller. \u00a0He is currently questionable for Saturday and given that he suffered a head injury and the Buckeyes season is moot is there might not be any reason to take unnecessary chances. \u00a0The backup QB Kenny Guiton looked alright given his experience level but he is not nearly as dynamic as Miller. \u00a0On the road at Happy Valley in his first start it might be too much for Guiton to handle.<\/p>\n Ohio State has won the last two times they visited Penn State. \u00a0This year that might be too tall an order if Miller is watching from the sidelines. \u00a0Both teams have momentum coming into this one and both teams are playing for bragging rights this season only. \u00a0It makes it a very interesting game to call as a result.<\/p>\n After those two early losses to start the season the Penn State Nittany Lions have been among the most impressive teams in the nation. \u00a05 straight victories, all by 11 points or more, show that this program has a lot of heart to go with their emotional baggage right now. \u00a0It is a bit hard to believe \u00a0but with their solid defense and emerging offense they can certainly keep it going. \u00a0Facing Ohio State is likely to bring out even more emotion Saturday. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n The team has improved as QB Matt McGloin has. \u00a0In the 5 victories he has completed 60% or more of his passes. \u00a0He is coming off his best game of the season at Iowa when he completed close to 70% with 2 TDs and no picks. \u00a0He has just two interceptions this season and if he plays clean Penn State will have a great shot at the small upset. \u00a0They are not the most prolific offensive team but the Nittany Lions do have good balance.<\/p>\n Given their circumstances both of these teams are hard to read. \u00a0When looking at Penn State you have to think the good times are going to end soon. \u00a0They lost their coach and many key players from last year so how can they keep it up. \u00a0The biggest difference maker on either team is Miller. \u00a0If he goes I think you have to bet against PSU. \u00a0If he doesn\u2019t fire away on Penn State.<\/p>\n Spread Pick: \u00a0Ohio State -1<\/strong> Buckeyes vs Nittany Lions NCAA Football Spread\/Handicapping The Buckeyes snatched victory from the jaws of defeat last week against Purdue. \u00a0With QB Braxton Miller out of the game with a head injury they were able to get the touchdown they needed to force overtime and then win it with another TD.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":23835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[19702,324,325,766,770,19704,19705,8023,7260,3679],"class_list":["post-56482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-football","tag-buckeyes-vs-nittany-lions","tag-college-football-odds","tag-college-football-picks","tag-ncaa-football-lines","tag-ncaa-football-predictions","tag-ohio-st-buckeyes-vs-penn-st-nittany-lions","tag-ohio-st-vs-penn-st","tag-ohio-st-buckeyes","tag-penn-st-nittany-lions","tag-week-9"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56482"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56571,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56482\/revisions\/56571"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n Saturday October 27<\/strong>
\n Beaver Stadium – Happy Valley, PA<\/strong>
\n 5:30PM<\/strong>
\nMoneyline: \u00a0Penn State -103, Ohio State +107 from TopBet.eu<\/a><\/strong>
\n Spread: \u00a0Ohio State -1<\/strong>
\n O\/U: \u00a050<\/strong><\/p>\nOhio State<\/h4>\n
GRAB OUR BEST Expert CFB Picks for 2012 NCAA FOOTBALL Betting!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n
Penn State<\/h4>\n
\n O\/U Pick: \u00a0Under<\/strong>
\n Score Prediction: \u00a0Ohio State 27 – Penn State 10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"