Western Michigan vs Ohio State Picks and Prediction – 9/7/2024

On September 7th, Lance Taylor and the Western Michigan Broncos will head to Ohio Stadium to take on Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Get our free College Football Picks all season long! Last year wasn't very good, the Western Michigan Broncos attack stalled. There wasn’t any downfield passing game, the rushing attack was inconsistent, and five times the team failed to score more than 17 points. On defense Western struggled to come up with a third down stop, and wasn’t good enough in pass D. But the secondary returns with three veterans to work everything else around. Western Michigan lost 28-14 against Wisconsin last week, allowing 3 rushing touchdowns and 196 yards rushing and receiving. Jalen Buckley was the only bright spot for the Broncos, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns.

The Ohio State Buckeyes receiver Jeremiah Smith the second-ranked wideout, scored both of Ohio State's touchdowns in the first half and propelled the second-ranked Buckeyes to a 52-6 victory over Akron in Saturday's season opener. Quarterback Will Howard, a transfer from Kansas State who also had a sharp Ohio State debut with 228 passing yards and 3 touchdown passes. This offseason, coach Ryan Day surrendered playcalling duties to Chip Kelly, who left his head-coaching job at UCLA to join the Buckeyes. Day, a former quarterback, played for Kelly at New Hampshire and later coached with him there. The two both grew up in Manchester, New Hampshire. On defense the Buckeyes return 7 starters from last season, and the rest of the fill-ins are just as good. Ohio State have some of the best talent in the Country on the defensive line and in the secondary. Western Michigan will have a tough time scoring in this matchup. 

Ohio State is the #2 team in the country to start the year and will look for dominance in week 2. Ohio State will have no issue on either side of the ball leading to a blowout. Look for the Buckeyes to potentially bust the over on their own. Take Ohio State to get it done without a hitch as the total goes over in week 2. Final Score Prediction, Ohio State Buckeyes win and cover 59-7.