Penn State opens as 3-TD favorite for road trip vs. Northwestern
Penn State is 4-0 after a dominating 31-0 victory against Iowa on Saturday. The Nittany Lions controlled the game the entire way, as they ran 97 plays compared to 33 for the Hawkeyes.
In the past 5 seasons, no other FBS team has had an opponent run 60 more plays than them.
The Nittany Lions are on the road at Northwestern in Week 5. The Wildcats are coming off a crazy win against Minnesota, as they came back from 21 points down to get the 37-34 overtime victory.
As expected, Penn State is favored in a big way against Northwestern. Circa Sports revealed their opening lines on Sunday, and it has the Nittany Lions 23-point favorites with an over/under of 45.5 points. Fans can head to BetMGM to get in on the weekly action!
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The Nittany Lions have been dominant for pretty much most of the season, as all 4 of Penn State’s wins are by at least 17 points.
Penn State started the season off with a 38-15 win against West Virginia. The Nittany Lions have followed that up with a 63-7 win against Delaware, and a 30-13 win against Illinois before the win on Saturday against Iowa.
It has been an up-and-down season for Northwestern, as the Wildcats enter this game at 2-2. They have losses to Rutgers and Duke while having victories against UTEP and Minnesota.
Kickoff from Evanston is set for 12 p.m. ET on BTN.