Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes 2010 NCAAF Week 13 Odds, Preview, and Predictions: Head football coach Rich Rodriguez will take the Michigan Wolverines on the road for a contest with Big Ten Conference rival the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday at 12:00 Noon on ABC at Ohio Stadium. Michigan comes into the game 7-4, 3-4 7th in the Big Ten while Ohio State is 10-1, 6-1 in a three way tie for first in the conference. The Buckeyes need to win and either have Wisconsin and Michigan State lose, or if there is a 2 team tie its head to head. A three team tie as it is now the tie breaker is who is higher in the BCS standings and right now that is Wisconsin to go to the Rose Bowl representing the Big Ten Conference Champion. The Buckeyes definitely have more on the line but from winning the game the Michigan team and Coach Rich Rod the game may mean even more. “To say that they have more at stake than us, when you look at it from bowl perspective and Big Ten championship – sure,” Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez said on Monday. “To say it’s less important, no. Never.” Vegas odds makers have the Ohio State Buckeyes a -16 point favorite at home against the Michigan Wolverines.
The Buckeyes are coming off a victory 20-17 against a tough Iowa Hawkeyes team on the road to move to 8-2-1 ATS this season. Quarterback Terrelle Pryor completed 18 of 33 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown with 2 picks as well as carrying the ball 15 times for 78 yards. Running back Daniel Herron carried 20 times for 69 yards and capped a 76 yard drive with the final touchdown to win the game. Pryor and Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson were both early favorites in the Heisman Trophy race but both have dropped back. Vegas odds makers have the Ohio State Buckeyes +5000 odds to win the 2011 BCS National Championship.
Michigan is coming off a 48-28 home loss to the Wisconsin Badgers moving them to 3-7 ATS for the season. Quarterback Robinson completed 16 of 25 passes for 239 yards and 2 touchdowns with a pick as well as rushing 22 times for 121 yards and 2 more scores. Wide receiver Roy Roundtree caught 7 balls for 114 yards and a touchdown. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Michigan’s last 7 games when playing Ohio State. Odds makers at SGB Global have the over/under for the total score at 63 1/2 points combined of the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes.
I’d like to predict a Big Blue upset, but realistically they can’t stop anyone and certainly not the Buckeyes.