Ohio State minus the points over Illinois at 3:30 ET is the play. Troy Smith has been the best player in college football this season (22 TD/2 INT) and against a marginal Illinois team, he’ll have a field day. The Buckeyes have a ballhawking defense that is going to make young, mistake-prone QB Juice Williams life difficult. OSU is 7-1 ATS with their only loss coming when they were favored by 37 and won by only 28. The Buckeyes have been dominant on both sides of the ball and will slap Illininois around today. I say take OSU MINUS THE POINTS.

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