Looking at Saturday’s Ohio State at Northwestern college football odds, lines and trends. Here’s what you need to know.

Ohio State football is a 30.5-point favorite in Saturday’s game against Northwestern, according to DraftKings. The lofty spread comes after OSU was favored by 38.5 points against Purdue. The Buckeyes covered with a 45-0 victory.

Let’s take a look at what happened. The Wildcats went on the road for the first time this season and faced off against a pretty solid Dayton squad. The Flyers were favored before tip, but Northwestern came out of the gates swinging, taking an early lead ...

Nate Santos and Robert Morris transfer Enoch Cheeks each scored 16 points and Dayton took control of the game's tempo in the second half to come from eight points down to beat Northwestern 71-66.

With graduation taking care of Northwestern's top scorer from last season and injury sidelining a fellow floor leader, Nick Martinelli sensed an opportunity and seized it. After sparking the Wildcats