Buckeyes open as very heavy favorite in home game vs. Purdue

COLUMBUS — Ohio State is fresh off a massive top-five road win over Penn State. Now the Buckeyes will are set to face one of the worst teams in the Big Ten in the return to the Horseshoe.

They’ll take on Purdue on Saturday afternoon, and they’ll do so as a 38.5-point favorite, according to the folks at Fanduel Sportsbook. The total has been set at 52.5.

Saturday after the game against Penn State, the networks announced that Ohio State will face the Boilermakers in the premier time slot for the Big Ten, just one week after the Buckeyes took down previously-undefeated Penn State in Happy Valley on Saturday. Last week, the Buckeyes played Nebraska as part of FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff coverage as well.

Purdue is 1-7 on the season, and the Boilermakers have lost seven straight after winning their season opener. They’re coming off an overtime loss to Northwestern at home.

Ohio State at Penn State betting notes, trends

+ Ohio State is 4-4 against the spread this season
+ Purdue is also 2-6 against the number
+ The Buckeyes are 2-1 in their last three games against Purdue
+ Ohio State beat Purdue 41-7 in West Lafayette last year
+ The total has gone over in four of the eight Ohio State games so far
+ The total has gone over in five of Purdue’s eight games this year
+ Ohio State has not lost to an unranked team at home since it lost to Virginia Tech in 2014

2024 Ohio State Football Schedule

Aug. 31 – Akron (W 52-6)
Sept. 7 – Western Michigan (W 56-0)
Sept. 14 – Idle
Sept. 21 – Marshall (W 49-14)
Sept. 28 – at Michigan State (W 38-7)
Oct. 5 – Iowa (W 35-7)
Oct. 12 – at Oregon (L 32-31)
Oct. 19 – Idle
Oct. 26 – Nebraska (W 21-17)
Nov. 2 – at Penn State (W 20-13)
Nov. 9 – Purdue (Noon, FOX)
Nov. 16 – at Northwestern (Noon OR 3:30 p.m., TV TBD)
Nov. 23 – Indiana (TBD)
Nov. 30 – Michigan (Noon, FOX)