Ohio State vs Wisconsin Prediction, Picks & Odds for Today — College Football Week 8

Jones' prediction: Badgers no match for Buckeyes.

Jeremy Jones - Contributor at Covers
Jeremy Jones • Betting Analyst
Oct 18, 2025 • 12:16 ET • 4 min read

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Photo By - Imagn Images. Wisconsin Badgers tight end Lance Mason (86) runs the ball during the second quarter.

The defending champion Ohio State Buckeyes put their 10-game winning streak on the line as they head to Madison, WI to face the struggling Wisconsin Badgers.

Ohio State hasn’t just been winning — they’re 9-0-1 against the spread during that stretch, dating back to last season.

Find out who I like in my Ohio State vs. Wisconsin predictions and college football picks for Saturday, October 18.

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Ohio State vs Wisconsin prediction

Ohio State vs Wisconsin best bet: Wisconsin team total Under 7.5 (-154)

The Ohio State Buckeyes will be bringing the best defense in the country into Madison on Saturday against one of the worst offenses in college football. Ohio State ranks first in the country, allowing only 6.8 points per game. Only Illinois has scored double digits against them, and they scored 16 last week, which was 18 points below their season average. 

The Wisconsin Badgers rank 131st in scoring by averaging 15.5 points per game. A big part of that is skewed by scoring 42 points against Middle Tennessee State. In their other five games, they averaged 10.2 points per game, including getting shut out last week by Iowa. 

The Buckeyes have the ninth-ranked rushing defense and the seventh-ranked passing defense in the country. The Badgers have the 116th-ranked rushing offense and 110th-ranked passing offense. Just do not see any way the Badgers can move the ball enough here to score multiple times in this game. 

It will likely take a turnover or big play in special teams for Wisconsin to realistically find the endzone here. The good thing is that Ohio State very rarely turns the ball over, and Wisconsin rarely forces turnovers. 

Ohio State vs Wisconsin same-game parlay

To add to the team total, I am going to add Lance Mason to stay Under his receiving total and Dilin Jones to go Over his rushing total for the Badgers. Jones gets a ton of carries even in blowouts, and the total is just way too low for his volume. 

Ohio State vs Wisconsin SGP

  • Wisconsin team total Under 7.5
  • Lance Mason Under 31.5 receiving yards
  • Dilin Jones Over 32.5 rushing yards

Our deep-ball SGP: Complete domination

Finally adding one of the Buckeyes running backs to score will boost our same game parlay odds here. I am rolling with Bo Jackson, who has scored three times this season and twice in the last two games.

Ohio State vs Wisconsin SGP

  • Wisconsin team total Under 7.5
  • Lance Mason Under 31.5 receiving yards
  • Dilin Jones Over 32.5 rushing yards
  • Bo Jackson anytime TD

Ohio State vs Wisconsin game predictions

Ohio State vs Wisconsin moneyline prediction

There's no denying who will win this game. The Buckeyes are better in every facet of the game. 

Ohio State vs Wisconsin spread prediction

The only reason this is not in my best bets is because I fear that the Buckeyes may not score enough to cover. They will shut down Wisconsin enough to allow them plenty of opportunity to cover, though. 

Ohio State vs Wisconsin Over/Under prediction

Unless Ohio State blows this one away on offense, this Under is a safe bet with Wisconsin unlikely to score more than 6 points. 

Ohio State vs Wisconsin odds

  • Spread: Ohio State -27.5 | Wisconsin +27.5
  • Moneyline: Ohio State -4743 | Wisconsin +1601
  • Over/Under: Over 41 | Under 41

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Wisconsin has hit the Team Total Under in four of their last six games. Find more college football betting trends for Ohio State vs Wisconsin.

How to watch Ohio State vs Wisconsin

Location Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Date Saturday, October 18, 2025
Kickoff 3:30 p.m. ET
TV CBS

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Jeremy Jones was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky and has been a massive Wildcats fans since the moment he came into the world. He wrote his first sports article at the tender age of 11 after attending a local AHL hockey game, and a few years later was writing professionally for sites such as Sports Rants, BetAmerica, and TwinSpires.

Jeremy holds a Masters in Sports Administration from Eastern Kentucky University and utilizes all seven betting options available in Kentucky to shop for odds and promos and find the greatest EV in every wager he places.

His best piece of sports betting advice is to stick to consistent unit sizes for every wager. He acknowledges there will occasionally be a bet that has a huge EV and you can play multiple units in one bet, but cautions against raising your unit size, because you can quickly lose all your winnings if you hit a minor cold streak.

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