Scarlet Sunrise: Buckeyes set for Big Noon date with Purdue
COLUMBUS — Ohio State played its worst game of the season two weeks ago against Nebraska — then turned around and beat then-No. 3 Penn State on the road. Now the Buckeyes return home for a showdown against a struggling Purdue team.
It’s a mid-November game day in Columbus, Ohio. Lettermen Row has every detail in a game-day edition of the Scarlet Sunrise.
Ohio State vs. Purdue: Game time, details
Ohio State and Purdue have squared off 58 times before with No. 59 on the way. The Buckeyes hold a 51-16-2 series lead over the Boilermakers — the last Purdue win coming in 2018 in West Lafayette. Ohio State is coming off an emphatic 20-13 win over then-No. 3 Penn State on the road.
Purdue (1-7, 0-5 Big Ten) is coming off a 26-20 overtime loss to Northwestern.
- Time: 12 p.m. EST
- Weather: High of 54º, 0% chance of rain showers, 8 mph winds
- The line: The Buckeyes are a 37.5-point favorite per Fanduel Sportsbook
- Over/under: 53.5 points
Lettermen Row staff picks
Spencer Holbrook: Ohio State 59, Purdue 3
Andy Backstrom: Buckeyes 49, Purdue 7
Tim May: Ohio State 45, Purdue 9
Alex Gleitman: Buckeyes 45, Purdue 7
Mick Walker: Ohio State 45, Purdue 0
Bold predictions for Buckeyes against Boilermakers
The Lettermen Row staff has some confidence in the Buckeyes for their return home to face Purdue. As always, the crew went deeper than their score picks to make Bold Predictions about what will happen inside Ohio Stadium on Saturday.
READ: Bold Predictions as Ohio State returns home for matchup against Purdue
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Washington at No. 6 Penn State (8 p.m., Peacock
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Counting down
Ohio State at Purdue: Today
Ohio State vs. Indiana: 14 days
Buckeyes vs. Michigan: 21 days
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