Rutgers is coming inti this game with a 5-3 record this season but they have not been playing well in their recent games. They started the season 4-0 playing against weaker teams at home, but now they have lost 3 of their last 4 games and have been struggling against stronger opponents. They played in a tournament in a neutral location and lost to both Alabama and Texas A&M in that tournament, their only win in that coming by 1 point in OT against Notre Dame. This is also going to be their 2nd road game of the season and they lost their only road game this year to Kennesaw State. They are going up against an Ohio State team that is 5-3 this season and they are also 0-1 in the conference. They have won 3 of their last 5 games, but they have also lost their last 2 straight games. They lost at home to Pittsburgh by 1 point in OT and they followed that up with an awful road loss against maryland in their last game, losing 83-59. That was only their 2nd road game of the season and their 1st conference game as well, but they were out of it right from the start. They are going to be hungry to bounce back after that embarrassment though and they have played much better at home this season. Their only loss there was that game against Pittsburgh, but they have won their other 4 games at home this season by 10+ points. Rutgers has not been great recently as they have been struggling more against stronger opponents and they already lost their only road game this season to a much weaker team. Ohio State has already played a conference game while Rutgers has not, and Ohio State will be extremely motivated at home to erase that awful loss in their last game. This is a great spot for Ohio State to bounce back at home. Ohio State will cover the spread in this game.