The Ohio State-Michigan rivalry is one of the greatest rivalries in college football. Known as "The Game," it has been played almost every season since 1897. The Wolverines hold a better overall record in their historic rivalry with the Buckeyes,

It is a mid-week Big Ten clash as we continue our College Basketball odds series with an Ohio State-Penn State prediction and pick.

The college football odds for "The Game" just dropped and fans may be surprised that the spread has already moved significantly. There has been plenty of chatter that the Buckeyes benefitted from the team's loss to the Wolverines during their surge in the College Football Playoff.

Could the College Football Playoff see the first-ever postseason edition between Ryan Day's Ohio State Buckeyes and Sherrone Moore's Michigan Wolverines?

In or out? A verdict on which of the College Football Playoff qualifiers will be back in the bracket next season.

"First, Ohio State (No. 1 on [Mark] Schlabach's list) is obviously in despite a challenging 2025 schedule (No. 2 Texas and No. 3 Penn State at home, No. 13 Illinois and No. 21 Michigan on the road) and the requisite loss to the Wolverines," Connelly noted. "The Buckeyes will go 2-1 against the other headliners and advance at 10-2."

ESPN has college football's national title staying in the Big Ten next season. Michigan and Ohio State have given the conference back-to-back national champions. ESPN's Bill Connelly predicted a new winner emerging from the Big Ten.