The oddsmakers installed Ohio State as a 22.5-point favorite heading into Saturday night's showdown with the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln's Memorial Stadium. Interestingly, while typing this post, at least one outlet moved the line to -24.5.
This marks the fourth-straight week the Buckeyes will take the field as heavy favorites.
Sitting at 5-1 on the season, the Buckeyes are currently 3-3 against the spread including a perfect 2-0 against the spread away from home.
Conversely, Nebraska enters with a 3-3 overall record including 2-4 against the spread (0-4 at home).
The Cornhuskers are coming off a 38-17 home loss to Wisconsin as Badger running back Jonathan Taylor shredded Big Red for 249 rushing yards and a pair of scores.
Meanwhile, Nebraska signal-caller Tanner Lee continued his struggles completing only 16 of 32 passes with a touchdown and a pick, good for a 45.5 QBR.
The Huskers found themselves in a 17-17 game early in the third quarter but the Badgers reeled off 21 unanswered points to seal the deal.
Ohio State and Nebraska are set for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff broadcast on FS1.
