The Ohio State football team enjoyed an off-week for Week 6 and it was a much-needed one to get some of its most impactful players that were nursing injuries some time to heal.
Six games into the season and it’s pretty clear that all the goals Ohio State had at the beginning of the campaign are still in play, including a Big Ten championship and a potential berth into the College Football Playoff. But with the season half the way over, OSU has to finish the deal.
ESPN updates its matchup predictor for every game for every FBS team every week and we like to follow. It’s time to check in again after a week where Ohio State sat idly by to watch Michigan make a statement against Penn State, and Illinois and Purdue seem to separate themselves in the West a wee bit.
Have any of the percentages changed? Is Ohio State still favored to win all of its games in the regular season? Here’s what the ESPN FPI says about each of the remaining games on the Buckeyes’ schedule the rest of the way.
Saturday, Oct. 22, vs. Iowa
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How it all breaks down
Venue | Ohio Stadium (Columbus, OH)
Predicted Winner | Ohio State
Buckeyes Win Probability | 95.5% (⇑ from 95.3%)
All-Time Series | OSU leads 46-15-3
Projected running record: 7-0
Saturday, Oct. 29, at Penn State
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How it all breaks down
Venue | Beaver Stadium (State College, PA)
Predicted Winner | Ohio State
Buckeyes Win Probability | 83.1% (⇑ from 80.1%)
All-Time Series | OSU leads 22-14
Projected running record: 8-0
Saturday, Nov. 5, at Northwestern
Oct 16, 2021; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Northwestern Wildcats head coach Pat Fitzgerald looks on in the first half against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ryan Field. Credit: Quinn Harris-USA TODAY Sports
How it all breaks down
Venue | Ryan Field (Evanston, IL)
Predicted Winner | Ohio State
Buckeyes Win Probability | 98.7% (⇑…
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