EDITORIAL BY GRAYDON FOX

Overview:

On Saturday, November 24^th, the (10-1) Michigan Wolverines will be on the road to take on the (10-1) Ohio State Buckeyes.

The Crowd:

The Crowd projects a final score of Michigan 31.3 – Ohio State 28.1 with an over/under of 59.5.

Lou Holtz and Mark May:

Lou is predicting a final score of Ohio State 28 – Michigan 27.

Mark is predicting a final score of Michigan 41 – Ohio State 27.

2018-19 Statistics (130 total teams):

Passing offense: Ohio State 359.5 YPG (4^th) > Michigan 210.5 YPG (87^th)

Rushing offense: Michigan 219.2 YPG (23^rd) > Ohio State 182.4 YPG (54^th)

Scoring offense: Ohio State 41.6 PPG (8^th) > Michigan 36.6 PPG (24^th)

Scoring defense: Michigan 13.5 PPG (4^th) > Ohio State 24.6 PPG (10^th)

Passing defense: Michigan 123.2 YPG (1^st) > Ohio State 237.4 YPG (77^th)

Rushing defense: Michigan 111.6 YPG (14^th) > Ohio State 161.3 YPG (63^rd)

Turnover Margin Per Game: Michigan +0.7 (16^th) > Ohio State +0.4 (38^th)

Strength of Schedule:

Michigan is (10-1) with wins over Western Michigan, SMU, Nebraska, Northwestern, Maryland, #15 Wisconsin, #24 Michigan State, #14 Penn State, Rutgers, and Indiana.  Their lone defeat was a 24-17 loss to #14 Notre Dame in week one.

Ohio State is (10-1) with victories over Oregon State, Rutgers, #15 TCU, Tulane, #9 Penn State, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, #18 Michigan State, and Maryland.  Their only loss was a 49-20 road defeat to Purdue in week eight.

Betting Trends: 

-Michigan is 6-5 against the spread this season while Ohio State is 4-7.

-Michigan is 5-6 against the over/under this season whereas Ohio State is also 5-6.

Bottom Line:

After allowing 51 points to Maryland last week, it’s pretty clear that this is the worst defense Urban Meyer has had since taking over in Columbus.  Dwyane Haskins and the high-powered Buckeyes offense have gotten away with outscoring teams all year but Michigan has the number one overall defense in the country.  Michigan’s home (43.3 PPG) and road (25.0 PPG) splits are enough to scare some folks, but this is the year Jim Harbaugh gets his signature win over the Buckeyes.

Michigan wins 31-24

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