Tom Dienhart, BTN.com Senior Writer, December 4, 2014
The experts have spoken. And the 70 experts I contacted like Wisconsin to beat Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game, although the split may be closer than you think.
I asked 69 writers and broadcasters who cover the Big Ten and college football in general–and one famous "faux" Twitter account–to give me a predicted score for this weekend?s Big Ten championship tilt in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The game airs at 8:17 p.m. ET on Fox (scoreboard here).
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Of those contacted, 39 picked the Badgers while 31 took the Buckeyes, even though Ohio State will be without star quarterback J.T. Barrett. Take a look at who picked whom. You can also vote your choice at the bottom of this post and get our earlier BTN.com staff predictions here.
OHIO STATE
Mike Huguenin, NFL.com: Ohio State 24, Wisconsin 21
Bruce Feldman, FOX Sports: Ohio State 24, Wisconsin 23
Graham Couch, Lansing State Journal: Ohio State 33, Wisconsin 30
Tim May, Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State 31, Wisconsin 24
Dan Dakich, ESPN: Ohio State 35, Wisconsin 28
Matt Hayes, Sporting News: Ohio State 30, Wisconsin 28
Paul Finebaum, SEC Network: Ohio State 28, Wisconsin 24
Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ohio State 31, Wisconsin 27
Eric LeGrand, SiriusXM: Ohio State 28, Wisconsin 24
Mike Griffith, Mlive.com: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 20
Daniel Jeremiah, NFL Network: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 27
David Woods, Indianapolis Star: Ohio State 28, Wisconsin 24
Ralph Russo, Associated Press: Ohio State 28, Wisconsin 24
Tony Barnhart, SEC Network: Ohio State 21, Wisconsin 17
Marcus Fuller, St. Paul Pioneer Press: Ohio State 31, Wisconsin 24
Bill King, SiriusXM: Ohio State 31, Wisconsin 21
Matt Daniels, Champaign News-Gazette: Ohio State 38, Wisconsin 31
Pete Thamel, Sports Illustrated: Ohio State 17, Wisconsin 16
Dan Duggan, N.J.com: Ohio State 24, Wisconsin 20
Todd Jones, Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State 24, Wisconsin 20
Adam Rittenberg, ESPN.com: Ohio State 24, Wisconsin 21
Keith Sargeant, NJ.com: Ohio State 24, Wisconsin 21
Mark Snyder, Detroit Free Press: Ohio State 25, Wisconsin 21
David Haugh, Chicago Tribune: Ohio State 35, Wisconsin 27
Chris Low, ESPN.com: Ohio State 28, Wisconsin 24
Eric Crouch, BTN: Ohio State 28, Wisconsin 17
Seth Gruen, Chicago Sun-Times: Ohio State 21, Wisconsin 20
Bob Flounders, Pennlive.com: Ohio State 28, Wisconsin 27
J Leman, BTN: Ohio State 31, Wisconsin 27
Mike Carmin, Lafayette Journal & Courier: Ohio State 18, Wisconsin 16
Tom Oates, Wisconsin State Journal: Ohio State 24, Wisconsin 20
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WISCONSIN
Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune: Wisconsin 31, Ohio State 23
Lee Barfknecht, Omaha World-Herald: Wisconsin 21, Ohio State 20
Ben Jones, StateCollege.com: Wisconsin 31, Ohio State 24
Doug Lesmerises, Cleveland.com: Wisconsin 34, Ohio State 24
Tom Shatel, Omaha World-Herald: Wisconsin 28, Ohio State 24
Mike Miller, Bloomington Herald-Times: Wisconsin 31, Ohio State 27
George Schroeder, USAToday: Wisconsin 24, Ohio State 21
Chuck Long, BTN: Wisconsin 27, Ohio State 17
Tim Brando, FOX Sports and SiriusXM: Wisconsin 34, Ohio State 27
Joe Christensen, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Wisconsin 37, Ohio State 31
Dennis Dodd, CBSSports.com: Wisconsin 34, Ohio State 24
Nick Baumgardner, MLive.com: Wisconsin 38, Ohio State 34
Heather Dinnich, ESPN.com: Wisconsin 24, Ohio State 21
Stewart Mandel, FOX Sports: Wisconsin 38, Ohio State 27
Nicole Auerbach, USAToday: Wisconsin 34, Ohio State 17
Chris Childers, SiriusXM: Wisconsin 24, Ohio State 17
Marc Morehouse, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Wisconsin 31, Ohio State 27
Steve Greenberg, Chicago Sun-Times: Wisconsin 30, Ohio State 20
Gino Torretta, SiriusXM: Wisconsin 20, Ohio State 17
Braden Gall, Athlon: Wisconsin 24, Ohio State 23
Andrew Logue, Des Moines Register: Wisconsin 27, Ohio State 24
Mike Hlas, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Wisconsin 38, Ohio State 21
Matt Charboneau, Detroit News: Wisconsin 27, Ohio State 24
Brian Bennett, ESPN.com: Wisconsin 27, Ohio State 24
Steve Politi, Newark Star-Ledger: Wisconsin 31, Ohio State 30
Shannon Ryan, Chicago Tribune: Wisconsin 27, Ohio State 24
Steve Sipple, Lincoln Journal Star: Wisconsin 27, Ohio State 20
Bob Hunter, Columbus Dispatch: Wisconsin 28, Ohio State 24
Rob Oller, Columbus Dispatch: Wisconsin 34, Ohio State 28
Sam McKewon, Omaha World-Herald: Wisconsin 28, Ohio State 21
Audrey Snyder, Pennlive.com: Wisconsin 27, Ohio State 20
Joe Rexrode, Detroit Free Press: Wisconsin 30, Ohio State 27
Pete DiPrimio, Fort Wayne News-Sentinel: Wisconsin 24, Ohio State 21
Angelique Chengelis, Detroit News: Wisconsin 31, Ohio State 23
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com: Wisconsin 31, Ohio State 27
Dan Wolken, USAToday: Wisconsin 24, Ohio State 17
Jack Ebling, iconic Big Ten media personality: Wisconsin 24, Ohio State 20
Jerry Palm, CBSSports.com: Wisconsin 24, Ohio State 17
@FauxPelini: Wisconsin 34, Ohio State 20
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