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No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (-29.5) vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | over/under 65

Game Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. ET
Location: Ohio Stadium | 411 Woody Hayes Dr, Columbus, OH 43210
TV: FOX
Streaming: DIRECTV STREAM, Sling TV, Fubo
Radio: 97.1 FM | 1460 AM

I have been burnt a little bit through the first two weeks of the season expecting that eventually the OSU offense will get back to its high-flying ways. They have yet to do that this season, but I am maintaining hope that with a couple of games under their belts and a full week of Kyle McCord being the full-time starting quarterback, that we will see the offense start to get back into the groove.

On the other side of the ball, I think this OSU defense is for real, and while I think they will give up more points today than they did in the first two weeks combined, I do believe that this game will show us that the squad is ready for the challenge against Sam Hartman and Notre Dame next week.

Matt’s Game Prediction: Ohio State 49, Western Kentucky 13

Kyle McCord: 295 yards passing
TreVeyon Henderson: 130 yards rushing
Ohio State defense: 3 interceptions

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