Minnesota at Ohio State 10/13/18 - College Football Picks & Predictions

The Minnesota Golden Gophers will attempt to pull off a monumental upset when the visit the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Gophers started the season with three straight non-conference victories, but have dropped consecutive conference games. On Saturday, Minnesota QB Zack Annexstad was intercepted four times during a 48-31 home loss versus Iowa. Tyler Johnson caught six passes for 107 yards and a touchdown in a losing effort for the Golden Gophers,

Through five games, Minnesota has displayed a pedestrian offense that ranks 114th in yards gained and scores 27.8 points on average. Ohio State is talented on defense, ranking 55th in yards allowed and giving up 20 points per contest. The third ranked Ohio State Buckeyes have ripped off six straight victories to start the season and could be the only team talented enough to challenge Alabama for a national championship. On Saturday, Ohio State appeared sluggish before pulling away for a 49-26 home victory versus Indiana. QB Dwayne Haskins threw for a career-high 455 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Buckeyes’ offensive attack. Ohio State gained 609 yards of total offense, but will want to clean up their three turnovers committed.

For the season, Ohio State ranks 5th in total offense and is scoring at a 49.0 point per game clip. Minnesota will try to slow the the Buckeyes down with a defense that ranks 22nd in yards allowed and gives up just 23.4 points per game.