Things are looking great for Penn State, which has fully recovered from its scandal-plagued years and coach James Frankin was rewarded with an extended long-term contract. The Nittany Lions won their last nine conference games (8-0-1 ATS), including the Big 10 Championship game against Wisconsin and arguably could have been selected as one of the playoff teams, but instead settled for the Rose Bowl where they lost a thriller against USC. Quarterback Trace McSorley (224-387-8) and running back Saquon Barkley (106.9 rushing yards per game) are among nine returning starters on offense and seven starters are back on the defensive side. The secondary is especially strong including safety Marcus Allen, who led the team with 110 tackles. Akron comes off a 5-7 season and lost its last four games by a combined score of 136-68 and did not cover the number in any of them and finished 4-7 ATS for the season. Senior quarterback Thomas Woodson started eight games last season and went 146-of-242 for 2,079 yards and 18 touchdowns while suffering some injuries. The Zips were ranked #11 in the Mid-American Conference on defense and apparently it didn't improve as the season wore on based on the last four games. Lay the points with Penn State.
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Who was the public on? 80% of the public bets were on Penn State Nittany Lions on the -30 ATS. 60% of the public money was on Akron Zips to win on the moneyline. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Penn State would win by a score of 52.4 to 14.8 with Penn State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 64% of the public bets were on Penn State Nittany Lions on the -14 ATS. 78% of the public money was on Penn State Nittany Lions to win on the moneyline. And, 65% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Penn State would win by a score of 32.9 to 15.5 with Penn State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 81% of the public bets were on Penn State Nittany Lions on the -29.5 ATS. 71% of the public money was on Penn State Nittany Lions to win on the moneyline. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Penn State would win by a score of 47.7 to 15.7 with Penn State winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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