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Advanced stats: Minnesota gives Ohio State a chance to work on the run game

Related Topics: Maryland, Iowa, The Closer, Nate Stanley

Minnesota (57th in S&P+) is a lot like Indiana (55th) overall, but with a worse offense and a better defense.

They’re 3-2, but those two losses were both in-conference (to Iowa and Maryland), and both came by at least three scores.

But surprisingly, one of the Gophers’ wins came against Fresno State, which is 20th in the S&P+ rankings, and Minnesota’s best opponent to date (although Iowa is close, and may end up being the better team).

So how should we expect the Buckeyes to do against a team with a poor offense and a defense that excels at stopping the run?