Ohio State is coming into this game with a 13-6 record this season and they have not been playing well in their recent games. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games with their only win in that span coming at home against Penn State. They have struggled more in the conference as they are only 3-5 this season and they have been awful on the road as they have lost all 4 of their games on the road this season, all 4 of those road losses coming against conference opponents as well. They are going up against a Northwestern team that is 14-5 this season and has been playing well in their recent games. They have won 2 of their last 3 as well as 4 of their last 6 games with both of their losses in that span coming on the road against good teams in the conference. They lost 1 road game by 6 points to a good Nebraska team and their other road loss was by 8 points against a ranked Wisconsin team who leads the Big Ten right now. They are coming off of a 5 point win at home in their last game against a ranked Illinois team and they have been much better at home this season as they also have a ranked win over Purdue there as well. They have also won 10 of their 11 games at home this season and have been much more dominant in those games. Northwestern has also been playing better in the conference as they are 5-3 and they have the confidence in this game coming off of that ranked win, knowing they have beaten ranked teams at home this season on multiple occasions. Northwestern will cover the spread in this game.