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Ohio State vs. Akron Buckeyes Wire staff predictions

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It’s time to celebrate the start of the Ohio State football season with the christening of games in 2024 with the Buckeyes matchup with the Akron Zips in the ‘Shoe Saturday.

You’ll see — and probably have already — a thousand different predictions on what will happen on Saturday, and why should we be left out. Every year, every Ohio State football game, we ask each of our staff members to provide their predictions on what we’ll see during a Buckeye football Saturday and it’s that time again.

Can Akron keep it close? Can the Zips cover the spread? Is there a chance at all that Joe Moorhead leads his team to a cataclysmic upset in Week 1? Here’s what all of our writers say about what will happen with Ohio State vs. Akron.

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Phil Harrison

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We might see a little rust early on with Ohio State’s roster trying to figure out how to play together, but once it happens, there’s simply no way Akron can hang with the depth and talent on the Buckeyes’ roster. OSU wins, and wins big, giving plenty of depth players a chance to get into the game.

Score Prediction | Ohio State 63, Akron 10

Mark Russell

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In the past five seasons, Akron is a combined 7-47. The Zips simply do not have the talent to hang with most of the MAC, let alone a national championship contender in the Buckeyes. It should be a pretty easy day at the office for Ohio State in its season opener.

Score Prediction | Ohio State 63, Akron 3

Josh Keatley

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Akron isn’t a very good team and this is the perfect warmup for Ohio State. The thing to watch for is the Buckeye O-Line, because the Zips actually have some talent up from on defense. We might actually get a gauge on if the O-Line is decent without risking an L

Score Prediction | Ohio State 56, Akron 7

Nathan Beighle

The Buckeyes have the talent and the power in the trenches to dominant early. Expect the gas taken off the brakes later as they coast to an easy victory.

Score Prediction | Ohio State 56, Akron 7

Ohio State vs. Missouri Cotton Bowl predictions from the Buckeyes Wire staff

Here’s what each of our writers say about the outcome of the Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and Missouri. #GoBucks

OK, here we go again. It’s time to put a bow on the 2023 season, we just don’t know what kind of gift Ohio State and its fans are going to unwrap as it goes toe-to-toe with SEC foe Missouri in the Cotton Bowl Friday night.

Despite a disappointing end to the season, the OSU team seems to be motivated to end the season right as evidenced by the lack of opt-outs for this one. In fact, both teams have most of their frontline players all-in for this one pending some last minute news.

Before every Ohio State football game this year, we asked out five writers to provide their predictions for what they think will happen on the field ahead of time, and we’re doing it one last time before we hit the offseason.

Here’s how each member of our staff sees the game playing out between Ohio State and Missouri Friday night.

Ohio State vs. Michigan Buckeyes Wire predictions

Time for our predictions for the big one between Ohio State and Michigan. #GoBucks #TheGame

It’s that time of the week again, but this one is much bigger. Every week, the day or so before the next Ohio State football game, we have our writers provide a score prediction and short commentary on who will win between the Buckeyes and opponents.

Of course, the contest this week is against Michigan, and both sides would love to win this matchup, not only because it’s one of the best rivalries in all of sports, but because of all that’s been swirling around the sign-stealing allegations and rumors between both programs.

But enough about all of the buildup, there’s been plenty of that from us and other sites out there. We’re here to provide score predictions and some rationale for why each of our five writers believe things will play out as we predict with all the Big Ten and College Football Playoff implications on the line.

I’ll get us rolling, then our other four writers will fall in line and probably disagree with me on this one.

Ohio State vs. Minnesota Buckeyes Wire staff predictions

Our writers all predict the score and outcome of Ohio State’s game against Minnesota on Saturday. #GoBucks

It’s the penultimate week before what should be a massive edition of The Game next Saturday against Michigan. Before that though, Ohio State can’t get its hand caught in the cookie jar looking ahead and forget to take care of business against Minnesota.

The Golden Gophers aren’t having the best of years, still looking to notch one more win to become bowl-eligible, but they are well coached and could provide a little resistance against the No. 2 team in the College Football Playoff if the Buckeyes don’t stay locked in Saturday.

Each week, our writers take turns predicting the score and outcome of the Ohio State game on tap and we’re doing the same this week. Here’s a look at what all five members of the Buckeyes Wire team say about what Ohio State will do against Minnesota on Saturday.

Does anyone give P.J. Fleck’s boat a chance of rowing its way to a victory on the banks of the Olentangy river? But first, we’ll take a look at the schedule and results for the Buckeyes so far in 2023.

Ohio State vs. Michigan State Buckeyes Wire staff predictions

Our staff predicts the outcome and score of Ohio State vs. Michigan State. #GoBucks

Sit up Ohio State football fans because it’s another Scarlet and Gray game day. The Buckeyes return home after a couple of journeys on the road to host a Michigan State team that has had a difficult 2023 campaign. The Spartans finally got their first Big Ten win of the year last week against Nebraska to end a six-game slide.

But this week is a different animal. Michigan State must try to bottle up that momentum and put up a fight against the No. 1 ranked team in the College Football Playoff rankings — at its place. OSU hasn’t had the dynamic offenses it has in year’s past, but the defense has been one of the best in all of college football.

We like to provide a lot of analysis and commentary leading up to each game for the Buckeyes and it’s time for our writers to put it on the line again for this week’s game.

Here is what each of our five writers predict for the game between Ohio State and Michigan State on Saturday night.

Ohio State vs. Rutgers Buckeyes Wire staff predictions

Time for some predictions for Ohio State vs. Rutgers! #GoBucks

It’s time for Game No. 9 for the Ohio State football team. So far, the record is unblemished at 8-0 with all kinds of lofty goals still on the table. And while the oddsmakers don’t put much stock of this week’s opponent, Rutgers, in giving the Buckeyes a game, the Scarlet Knights are an improved squad.

Each week we like to ask each of our writers what they think about the Ohio State game by providing a score prediction and short synopsis of what will happen and it’s time for that little exercise once again.

We have five writers, each with differing opinions, and it’s time to see if they can all come to a consensus or whether any of them call for a close game or even an upset in Piscataway.

Here’s what each of our staff members say about what’ll happen when Ohio State takes on Rutgers on the road Saturday,

ESPN ‘College GameDay’ makes pick for Ohio State at Wisconsin, other big games

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Even though Saturday night’s contest between [autotag]Ohio State football[/autotag] and Wisconsin isn’t a ranked matchup, [autotag]ESPN “College GameDay[/autotag]” thought enough of the game to include it as part of its selection of winners.

It was notable that [autotag]Lee Corso[/autotag] was not present, however, [autotag]Kirk Herbstreit[/autotag], [autotag]Pat McAfee[/autotag] and [autotag]Desmond Howard[/autotag] along with guest picker [autotag]Steve Smith[/autotag], the former Utah and NFL star wide receiver, were on hand in Salt Lake City, Utah, to make their picks.

Find out below who each of the analysts believe will win the game between the Buckeyes and the Badgers in prime time this evening.

Ohio State vs. Wisconsin Buckeyes Wire staff predictions

Each of our writers pick the winner of Ohio State vs. Wisconsin on Saturday night. What’s your prediction? #GoBucks

It’s time for another game day Ohio State football fans, and the journey doesn’t get any easier. Despite the Wisconsin Badgers not looking as good as what many thought at the beginning of the year, you can expect their best punch against the top-five Buckeyes in Camp Randall at night. It seems to always work out that way.

Each week, we like to ask our Buckeyes Wire writers to provide their prediction and a little reasoning behind it, and it’s that time of the week once again. Do all five writers think OSU will win, or is there a dissenting voice in there somewhere?

Here’s how each writer predicts the game to go on Saturday complete with a final score and quick synopsis on what we might see unfold.

Ohio State vs. Purdue Buckeyes Wire staff predictions

Here’s what our writers say about who will win between Ohio State and Purdue Saturday, and why. #GoBucks

Here we go with another weekend of Ohio State football, and we’ve been pumping out the content all week to get you ready for the trip to West Lafayette.

While it’s clear the Buckeyes are the much more talented team on paper, we’ve seen them struggle with the Boilermakers in recent years. Any OSU fan has to be at least a little on edge given what we’ve seen in years past.

One thing we like to do before each OSU game is to let each of our writers weigh in on what they think will happen each week with the game Ohio State plays in. We’re doing the same thing this week to see where the consensus lies here on this OSU homer website.

Here’s what each of our five writers had to say, complete with a score prediction for Ohio State vs. Purdue Saturday.

Updated ESPN FPI predictions for each remaining Ohio State football game after Week 6

Which game are you the most worried about? Here is what the ESPN FPI matchup predictor now says about the Buckeyes chances of winning each remaining game. #GoBucks

After taking a week off, Ohio State was back in action against an undefeated Maryland team. And if you didn’t watch the game, the CliffsNotes version of events is that the Terrapins are no longer undefeated. The Buckeyes sleepwalked through the first half but found their mojo in the second half and finished the job, winning 37-17.

That wasn’t the only action that was interesting in Week 6. Texas lost to Oklahoma, and Notre Dame — a team that would help OSU if it continued to do well — lost at Louisville and now has a Lord of the Rings journey to make it back into the College Football Playoff picture.

All of those results helped update the ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) matchup predictor determine the likelihood of Ohio State winning each of its remaining regular season games for the 2023 season.

To date, the mad-scientist formula that goes into ESPN’s model has favored the Buckeyes to win each game, but the chances for each have fluctuated. So what does it say about OSU’s chances of beating Michigan, Penn State, Wisconsin, Michigan State and others after what we saw over the weekend?

Here’s how ESPN sees each game panning out for Ohio State from here through “The Game.”