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Penn State opens as a 14-point favorite vs. Northwestern

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Penn State has been tabbed as a two-touchdown favorite for Saturday’s game against Northwestern.

The Nittany Lions are 5-0 and are coming off an impressive 45-14 win over Indiana. The Wildcats dropped a 33-24 decision to Wisconsin in Madison last weekend. They enter the game at 2-2.

Penn State will be playing in its second B1G road game of the year while Northwestern hosts its first conference game of 2017.

Penn State and Northwestern last played in 2015, a game the Wildcats won 23-21 at Ryan Field. The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series 13-5.

 Saturday’s game is scheduled to kickoff at noon ET and will air on ABC.
Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB