Ohio State vs. Penn State College Football Picks: No. 11 Penn State hosts No. 16 Ohio State in a battle for a chance to win the BIG TEN title. If the Buckeyes can defeat the Nittany Lions and then beat No. 4 Iowa next week, they will have the best chance of winning the championship. Penn State, like the Buckeyes, have a chance to share the conference title if they can win out and hope for an Ohio State victory over Iowa next week.

College football picks oddsmakers at online sportsbook Bodog.com list the Nittany Lions as 6-chalk favorites versus Ohio State with a 39 total. Buckeyes backers are getting +170 moneyline odds as a road underdog.

Both teams could use a signature win to improve their resumes for a BCS bowl berth. Ohio State hosts Iowa next week, but this will be Penn State's last chance to play a ranked foe with Indiana and Michigan State left on its schedule. The winner also solidifies a hold on second place in the BIG TEN and will be in position to move up should the unbeaten Hawkeyes falter. A loss could threaten Ohio State's streak of at least a share of four straight BIG TEN titles.

College Football Picks: Take Ohio State and the +6-chalk.

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