Our Saturday afternoon Big Ten football selection is on the Michigan State Spartans plus the points at home in East Lansing over Ohio State.

The Buckeyes have played just two road games this season.  They were drilled 35-3 by the USC Trojans in September, and that exposed Ohio State to be a complete fraud.  The Buckeyes did win their other road game – a 3-point victory in Madison against the Badgers – but the closeness of that game doesn't inspire confidence in Ohio State since Penn State went into Wisconsin and blew the Badgers out by 41 points last week.

On the other hand, Michigan State did impress me last week vs. an undefeated Northwestern squad, as the Spartans were a step quicker than the Wildcats all day long.  Also, I really like Javon Ringer who leads the nation in rushing with 1,112 yards and 14 touchdowns.  He's a workhorse back, and carries the ball 35 times a game.  Nobody's been able to stop him yet and even though Ohio State has a strong rush defense, I think Ringer is still going to get his yards.

The Buckeyes have a great young talent in QB Terrelle Pryor from Jeannette, Pennsylvania.  But he's still a year away from being great.  Last week he completed 10 of 14 passes for just 97 yards.  Frankly, the wrong team is favored here.  Take the points with Michigan State.

Free Pick: Michigan State +3 (-110)