The Penn State Nittany Lions look to continue their winning ways when they take on the Ohio Bobcats in their home opener on Saturday in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lions (1-0), after a disappointing fourth-place finish in the Big Ten Conference East at 4-5, were 7-6 overall in 2021. The Bobcats (1-0), third in the Mid-American Conference East at 3-5, they finished last season 3-9 overall. Despite the negative year, Penn State has a .711 winning percentage since 2016, going 54-22. That’s the ninth-best winning percentage among the Power Five shows during that span.
The game from Beaver Stadium will begin at noon ET. Ohio was 2-4 on the road a year ago, while Penn State was 5-2 at home. The Nittany Lions are favored by 27.5 points in the latest odds on Ohio vs. Penn State from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under of total points scored is 54. Before making any Penn State vs. Ohio, check out the SportsLine projection model’s college football predictions and betting tips.
The SportsLine projection model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past six-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated an impressive profit of nearly $3,600 for $100 players on their top-rated college football picks against the spread. He enters week 2 of the 2022 college football season riding a 48-37 streak in all of the top-rated college football money line and spread picks dating back to 2021. Anyone who has followed him has seen large profits.
Now, the model has set her sights on Ohio vs. Penn State and just revealed their CFB picks and predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the model selections. Here are various college football odds and betting lines for Penn State vs. Ohio:
- Difference between Penn State and Ohio: Penn State -27.5
- PennState vs. Ohio over/under: 54 points
- Penn State vs. Ohio money line: Ohio +1800, Penn State -7000
- OH: The Bobcats are 20-6 against the spread in their last 26 games against a team with a winning record
- PSU: The Nittany Lions are 4-0 ATS in their last four games against MAC foes
- Penn State vs. Picks Ohio: Check out the picks here.
featured game | Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Ohio Bobcats
Why Penn State can cover
The Nittany Lions are led by fifth-year senior quarterback Sean Clifford, who has played in 39 career games, making 34 starts. Against Purdue, he became the third quarterback in program history to have started a game in four different seasons, joining Zack Mills (2001-04) and Tony Sacca (1988-92). Clifford earned Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors following his performance at Purdue. In that game, he recorded 282 passing yards and tied a career high with four touchdown passes.
Sophomore Keyvone Lee leads Penn State’s stable of running backs. In 2021, Lee rushed for 530 yards on 108 carries (4.9 average) and has 998 career rushing yards from him (4.8 average) and six touchdowns. He also has 29 receptions for 211 yards and a touchdown. Against Purdue last week, Lee caught what turned out to be the game-winning 10-yard touchdown reception with 57 seconds left. He is a member of the Doak Walker Award Watch List.
Why Ohio can cover
Despite that, the Nittany Lions aren’t a lock to bridge the gap between Ohio and Penn State. That’s because the Bobcats also have an experienced quarterback in redshirt junior Kurtis Rourke. Last week against the Florida Atlantic, Rourke was ready, completing 27 of 34 passes (79.4 percent) for 345 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for another touchdown. In more than three seasons at Ohio, Rourke has been an accurate passer, completing 228 of 339 passes (67.3%) for 2,548 yards and 18 touchdowns against seven interceptions.
Also powering the Bobcats is redshirt freshman running back Sieh Bangura. In Game 1, Bangura rushed for 114 yards on 23 carries (5.0 average) and caught a pass for 5 yards. In his short career with the Bobcats, he has carried 35 times for 207 yards (5.9 average) and two touchdowns. His touchdowns came in 2021 losses to Toledo (35-23) and Central Michigan (30-27).
How to make predictions between Ohio and Penn State
SportsLine’s model leans on total points. In fact, he says Ohio running back Sieh Bangura will rush for more than 100 yards and a touchdown, while Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford will throw for more than 330 yards and three touchdowns. It has also generated a selection against the spread that charges more than 60% of the simulations. You can only get the Penn State vs. Model Ohio on SportsLine.
So who wins Ohio against Penn State? And which side of the spread charges more than 60% of the simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Ohio vs. Jump Penn State, all from the advanced model that ended the last six years with a nearly $3,600 raise on its FBS college football picks, and find out.
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