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The Ohio State-Wisconsin B1G Championship spread is here and it is a big number
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Ohio State-Wisconsin. That’s what is left for the Big Ten this season.
Yes, the bowl games and College Football Playoff still have to take place, but the winner of the conference still hasn’t been crowned yet. That will happen this coming weekend.
No. 1 Ohio State at 12-0 won the Big Ten East, while No. 12 Wisconsin at 10-2 won the Big Ten West. These two teams make up the Big Ten Championship and kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The game will be televised on FOX.
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The two teams met earlier this season on Oct. 26 when the Buckeyes hosted the Badgers and won 38-7. The game wasn’t close.
On Sunday, the spread for the B1G Championship was revealed:
Ohio State opens as an 18-point favorite over Wisconsin. OSU beat the Badgers 38-7 in October. Buckeyes were favored by 14.5 that day.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) December 1, 2019
The 18-point spread is a big one for a championship game. That said, Ohio State has crushed every team in its path to this point. It has beaten everybody by double-digits. It even beat Wisconsin by 31 less than a couple months ago.
Is an 18-point spread on a neutral field too much, though?
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.