Buckeyes open as massive road favorite for trip to Wisconsin

COLUMBUS — Ohio State will head to Madison, Wisconsin, this weekend to face the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday.

The Buckeyes will do so as a 27.5-point favorite, according to the folks at BetMGM. The total has been set at 41.5 points for the 3:30 p.m. CBS kickoff between the No. 1 Buckeyes and the Badgers.

Wisconsin is coming off an ugly 37-0 loss to Iowa at home, while the Buckeyes are fresh off a 34-16 win over Illinois on the road. This will be just the third road game for Ohio State this season, and it’s the second leg of a back-to-back road stretch before the Buckeyes have their second idle week.

Ohio State has won 10 straight over the Wisconsin Badgers.

Buckeyes vs. Badgers betting trends

+ Ohio State is 5-1 against the spread this season. The Buckeyes covered against Texas, Grambling State, Washington, Minnesota and Illinois but failed to cover the spread by 0.5 points against Ohio.
+ Wisconsin is 2-4 against the spread so far this season.
+ The total has gone under in four of the Buckeyes six games so far.
+ The UNDER is 4-2 in the Badgers’ first six games.
+ Since 2023, Luke Fickell’s first season, Wisconsin is 2-4 against the spread as a home underdog.
+ Ohio State has not lost to a team that was formerly in the Big Ten West in the Ryan Day era.
+ The Buckeyes have won 10 straight over the Badgers, dating back to 2010.
+ Wisconsin is 4-4 against the spread when facing ranked teams under Luke Fickell.

Ohio State at Wisconsin game information

Date: Saturday, Oct. 18
Time: 3:30 p.m, ET
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
TV: CBS
Stream: Paramount Plus

On The Call — CBS

Play-by-Play: Brad Nessler
Analyst: Gary Danielson
Reporter: Jenny Dell

On The Call — Ohio State Sports Network from LEARFIELD

Play-by-Play: Paul Keels
Analyst: Jim Lachey
Reporter: Tyler Danburg

2025 Buckeyes football schedule

Aug. 30 — vs. Texas (14-7 W)
Sept. 6 — vs. Grambling (70-0 W)
Sept. 13 — vs. Ohio (37-9 W)
Sept. 20 — IDLE
Sept. 27 — at Washington (24-6 W)
Oct. 4 — vs. Minnesota (42-3 W)
Oct. 11 — at Illinois (34-16 W)
Oct. 18 — at Wisconsin (3:30 p.m., CBS)
Oct. 25 — IDLE
Nov. 1 — vs. Penn State
Nov. 8 — at Purdue
Nov. 15 — vs. UCLA
Nov. 22 — vs. Rutgers
Nov. 29 — at Michigan (Noon, FOX)