Maybe, just maybe, Penn State isn't all that it is cracked up to be. Losing to Oregon in double overtime two weeks ago is understandable. But falling to UCLA, 42-37, as a 25-point road favorite last week definitely raises red flags. Northwestern also played UCLA and won, 17-14. The Wildcats are 3-2. Their other victories have been against Western Illinois and Louisiana-Monroe by 35 points. The Wildcats' two losses were to Oregon and Tulane, each by a 20-point margin. Preston Stone has provided Northwestern with its best quarterback play over the past several years, and its defense ranks 28th, surrendering just 17 points per game. Penn State's mental state comes into question since the Nittany Lions had aspirations of a national title. The Lions had not lost two straight games in four years. Their offensive and defensive lines have not lived up to expectations, and quarterback Drew Allar has been inconsistent. Penn State holds a superior talent edge, but can't be counted on to cover a number this large. Take Northwestern.
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Who was the public on? 52% of the public bets were on Northwestern Wildcats on the +20.5 ATS. And, 58% 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 34.1 to 12.4 with Penn State winning on the moneyline and on the spread.
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Northwestern at Penn State
3:30 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Penn State Nittany Lions on the -26.5 ATS. And, 56% 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 37.6 to 11.3 with Penn State winning on the moneyline, Northwestern winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 52% of the public bets were on Penn State Nittany Lions on the -25.5 ATS. And, 52% 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 35.8 to 12.5 with Penn State winning on the moneyline, Northwestern winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Northwestern at Penn State
3:30 PM Eastern
Penn State is 4-0 and 3-1 ATS while averaging 38.8 points and 464.5 total yards per game and it is #24 nationally allowing just 16.8 points. The Nittany Lions defeated Central Michigan 33-14 with Sean Clifford completing 22 of 34 for 217 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions and Kaytron Allen ran for 111 yards on 8.5 yards per carry. This followed a blowout 41-12 victory at Auburn the week before when Penn State was just a two-point favorite. Northwestern is experiencing a nightmare season after it started on a bright note by beating Nebraska. Since then the Wildcats have lost to Duke, FCS school Southern Illinois and Miami Ohio. Northwestern had the third-worst red zone offense in the country in 2021 and this season hasn't been much better and it outgained the Redhawks 364-278 last week while still losing 17-14. Ryan Hilinski finished 24 of 42 for 232 yards with no TDs for the Wildcats, who are 2-8 ATS their past 10 games. Northwestern is 3-12-1 ATS its past 16 games after allowing fewer than 20 points its previous game. Penn State has covered 10 of its past 14 conference games and the Nittany Lions are 36-14-1 ATS after a win. Lay the points with Penn State - Max Play
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 72% of the public bets were on Penn State Nittany Lions on the -14.5 ATS. 71% of the public money was on Penn State Nittany Lions to win on the moneyline. And, 50% 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 35.0 to 20.4 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? 52% of the public bets were on Penn State Nittany Lions on the -3 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Northwestern would win by a score of 20.9 to 19.8 with Northwestern winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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