Ohio State at Minnesota

The Ohio State Buckeyes cleared their first hurdle, perhaps playing their best game of the year last week against Michigan State and did it on the road. However, the Buckeyes have a bad home loss to Virginia Tech, and to find their way to the Final Four is going to be a difficult challenge, and they will need a lot of help along the way with seven teams to pass. They could also find themselves flat here after a big win, and Minnesota is far from a pushover. The Golden Gophers are 8-2 on the season, and just played their best game of the year taking out a good Iowa team 51-14. RB David Cobb is over 1,200 yards on the season, and Minnesota is a perfect 6-0 at home. Ohio State has not played against Minnesota since the 2009-10 season, and the Golden Gophers have come up big in conference play where they are 9-2 ATS in their last 11. This is a tough spot for a team coming off a huge win on the road, taking on another good team on the road again. Play on Minnesota.