The Buckeyes travel to West Lafayette to take on the Boilermakers today.

The Ohio State-Purdue series is no stranger to close games; 7 of the last 11 games have been decided by 8 points or less. After losing 3 of the last 4 (2 straight) at Purdue, Ohio State will look to turn it around against a rebuilding Boilermakers’ team. There are only 2 current Buckeyes who have won a game in Ross-Ade Stadium – Purdue transfers Rashad Frazier and Devin Hill.

If the Buckeyes play the rest of the season like they did last week against Penn State, there is no doubt that they will remain undefeated. Ohio State’s offense is one of the best in the nation. They average 221.6 pass yards/game (74th), 295.6 rush yards/game (9th), and 47.3 points/game (5th).

Ohio State’s defense played their best game of the season last week against Penn State. Hopefully they will be able to keep the momentum going and continue to play like that the rest of the season. They give up an average of 240.2 pass yards/game, 95.9 rush yards/game, and 19.1 points/game (15th). They have 10 interceptions (one pick-6) on the season.

The Buckeyes convert 93% (37/40) of their red-zone opportunities – 32 touchdowns and 5 field goals. As I mentioned in my scouting report yesterday, Purdue has one of the worst red-zone defenses in the nation (their opponents convert on 93% of red-zone opportunities).

Drew Basil has made all 7 of his field goals opportunities, with a long of 45 yards. Also, 15 of Cameron Johnston’s 24 punts have landed inside the 20-yard line. He averages 41 yards/punt, with a long of 61 yards.

I predict that Ohio State will continue the momentum from last week’s game and blowout Purdue, 52-6.

Kickoff is set for noon on Big Ten Network.