Penn State Had Off-Week Before Facing Michigan
The fans at Beaver Stadium will the 19th -ranked Michigan Wolverines and the 2nd-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions when they take their seats on Saturday. Game time is set for 7:30 pm EST. It will be broadcast live by ABC.
The Nittany Lions were idle last week. That is before they begin a season-defining three-week stretch. After Saturday’s test, Penn State travels to No. 6 Ohio State and No. 18 Michigan State. It is make or break time in Happy Valley.
Oddsmakers have listed Penn State as 7.5-point favorites. The total is sitting at 43. Penn State opened as a 9.5-point favorite.
Penn State Looking for Payback After 2016 Annihilation
Last time out for Penn State, they were a 31-7 winner as they battled the Northwestern Wildcats on the road. Penn State covered in the match as a -14.5-point favorite, while 38 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
The Nittany Lions are focused on a Wolverines team that blasted them 49-10 last year in Ann Arbor. PSU won nine straight games after en route to the Big Ten championship. They are 15-1 since. Its only loss was a 52-49 Rose Bowl thriller against USC.
Lions running back Saquon Barkley is the FBS leader in all-purpose yards per game at 217. He has emerged as a leading Heisman Trophy candidate. Quarterback Trace McSorley has also played well.
Penn State is atop the FBS in scoring defense at 9.0 points per game.
Michigan Hopes Stellar Defense Can Hold PSU
Michigan was a 27-20 winner on the road against the Indiana Hoosiers. They earned a push of the -7-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (47) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Michigan leads the FBS in total defense at 223.8 yards per game. The Wolverines are also in the top 10 in scoring defense, rush defense, pass defense and pass-efficiency defense.
Junior Karan Higdon ran 25 times for 200 yards and three touchdowns against Indiana. Those are all career highs. His 25-yard scoring run in the extra period proved to be the winner.
Quarterback John O’Korn was only 10 of 20 for 58 yards through the air.
The Wolverines are eighth or worse in the Big Ten in every major offensive category except rushing. They have scored only six touchdowns on 18 trips to the red zone.
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Differential |
| MICH |
13.85 |
15.26 |
-1.41 |
| PENNST |
11.5 |
31.69 |
-20.19 |
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Differential |
| MICH |
12.76 |
11.04 |
1.72 |
| PENNST |
12.39 |
9.41 |
2.98 |
| Name |
Offense |
Defense |
Differential |
| MICH |
4.35 |
2.64 |
1.71 |
| PENNST |
4.76 |
3.09 |
1.67 |
| Name |
Record |
Home |
Away |
ATS |
ATS Home |
ATS Away |
Offense |
Defense |
Diff |
| Overall |
5-1 |
2-1 |
3-0 |
2-3-1 |
0-3 |
2-0-1 |
27.17 |
14.67 |
12.50 |
| vs Conf |
2-1 |
0-1 |
2-0 |
1-1-1 |
0-1 |
1-0-1 |
21.67 |
14.67 |
7.00 |
| Last 3 |
2-1 |
0-1 |
2-0 |
1-1-1 |
0-1 |
1-0-1 |
21.67 |
14.67 |
7.00 |
| Name |
Record |
Home |
Away |
ATS |
ATS Home |
ATS Away |
Offense |
Defense |
Diff |
| Overall |
6-0 |
4-0 |
2-0 |
4-1-1 |
3-0-1 |
1-1 |
39.67 |
9.00 |
30.67 |
| vs Conf |
3-0 |
1-0 |
2-0 |
2-1 |
1-0 |
1-1 |
32.33 |
13.33 |
19.00 |
| Last 3 |
3-0 |
1-0 |
2-0 |
2-1 |
1-0 |
1-1 |
32.33 |
13.33 |
19.00 |
| Title |
Stat |
Rank |
Stat |
Rank |
| Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense |
27.17 |
82 |
9.00 |
1 |
| Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense |
186.67 |
84 |
154.50 |
21 |
| Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense |
208.33 |
30 |
138.75 |
56 |
| Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense |
39.67 |
19 |
14.67 |
9 |
| Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense |
294.25 |
28 |
179.33 |
21 |
| Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense |
150.00 |
86 |
40.33 |
2 |
| Name |
Record |
ATS |
OU |
Score |
Rush |
YPR |
PA |
CP |
PY |
TY |
TO +/- |
| Michigan |
6-4 |
5-5 |
6-4 |
25.10 |
161.60 |
3.85 |
30.40 |
54.28 |
187.40 |
349.00 |
1.40 |
| Penn State |
4-6 |
5-5 |
6-4 |
24.80 |
113.70 |
3.30 |
32.10 |
54.83 |
206.20 |
319.90 |
1.40 |
| Date |
Away |
Home |
Score |
Line |
Total |
OU Result |
ARY |
APY |
ATY |
ATT |
HRY |
HPY |
HTY |
HTT |
Away Team Attempts |
Home Team Attempts |
Away Team Completions |
Home Team Completions |
| Sep 24, 2016 |
PENNST |
MICH |
10-49 |
78 |
121 |
199 |
2 |
326 |
189 |
515 |
0 |
| Nov 21, 2015 |
MICH |
PENNST |
28-16 |
87 |
256 |
343 |
2 |
70 |
137 |
207 |
1 |
| Oct 11, 2014 |
PENNST |
MICH |
13-18 |
54 |
160 |
214 |
1 |
64 |
192 |
256 |
1 |
| Oct 12, 2013 |
MICH |
PENNST |
40-43 |
149 |
240 |
389 |
3 |
85 |
305 |
390 |
4 |
| Oct 30, 2010 |
MICH |
PENNST |
31-41 |
233 |
190 |
423 |
0 |
185 |
250 |
435 |
0 |
| Oct 24, 2009 |
PENNST |
MICH |
35-10 |
166 |
230 |
396 |
0 |
110 |
140 |
250 |
4 |
| Oct 18, 2008 |
MICH |
PENNST |
17-46 |
202 |
89 |
291 |
1 |
231 |
251 |
482 |
1 |
| Sep 22, 2007 |
PENNST |
MICH |
9-14 |
101 |
169 |
270 |
2 |
166 |
170 |
336 |
2 |
| Oct 14, 2006 |
MICH |
PENNST |
17-10 |
116 |
196 |
312 |
0 |
-14 |
200 |
186 |
1 |
| Oct 15, 2005 |
PENNST |
MICH |
25-27 |
181 |
239 |
420 |
2 |
163 |
212 |
375 |
1 |
| Michigan is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home |
| Michigan is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home |
| The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Michigan’s last 8 games at home |
| Michigan is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games |
| Michigan is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games |
| The total has gone OVER in 17 of Michigan’s last 25 games |
| The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Michigan’s last 5 games |
| Michigan is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road |
| The total has gone OVER in 10 of Michigan’s last 12 games on the road |
| Michigan is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Penn State |
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan’s last 5 games when playing Penn State |
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Penn State |
| Penn State is 13-1-1 ATS in its last 15 games |
| Penn State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games |
| The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Penn State’s last 6 games |
| Penn State is 9-0-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home |
| Penn State is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home |
| Penn State is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing Michigan |
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Penn State’s last 5 games when playing Michigan |
| The total has gone OVER in 4 of Penn State’s last 5 games when playing at home against Michigan |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
ATS Result |
offensive rush yards |
offensive passing yards |
offensive total yards |
defensive rush yards |
defensive passing yards |
defensive total yards |
turnovers |
Location |
| Oct 14, 2017 |
INDIAN |
27-20 |
W |
-7/44 |
P/O |
271 |
58 |
329 |
80 |
198 |
278 |
-2 |
A |
| Oct 7, 2017 |
MICHST |
10-14 |
L |
-12.5/40 |
L/U |
102 |
198 |
300 |
158 |
94 |
252 |
5 |
H |
| Sep 23, 2017 |
PURDUE |
28-10 |
W |
-13.5/51 |
W/U |
139 |
284 |
423 |
30 |
159 |
189 |
1 |
A |
| Sep 16, 2017 |
AIRFOR |
29-13 |
W |
-23/52.5 |
L/U |
190 |
169 |
359 |
168 |
64 |
232 |
0 |
H |
| Sep 9, 2017 |
CINCIN |
36-14 |
W |
-31.5/51 |
L/U |
193 |
221 |
414 |
68 |
132 |
200 |
0 |
H |
| Date |
Opponent |
score |
Result |
line |
ATS Result |
offensive rush yards |
offensive passing yards |
offensive total yards |
defensive rush yards |
defensive passing yards |
defensive total yards |
turnovers |
Location |
| Oct 7, 2017 |
NWESTN |
31-7 |
W |
-14.5/51.5 |
W/U |
95 |
286 |
381 |
67 |
198 |
265 |
-3 |
A |
| Sep 30, 2017 |
INDIAN |
45-14 |
W |
-18.5/60.5 |
W/U |
39 |
331 |
370 |
177 |
175 |
352 |
-3 |
H |
| Sep 23, 2017 |
IOWA |
21-19 |
W |
-12.5/53 |
L/U |
295 |
284 |
579 |
82 |
191 |
273 |
1 |
A |
| Sep 16, 2017 |
GA.ST |
56-0 |
W |
-38/54.5 |
W/O |
166 |
360 |
526 |
150 |
170 |
320 |
-5 |
H |
| Sep 9, 2017 |
PITT |
33-14 |
W |
-19/63 |
P/U |
148 |
164 |
312 |
155 |
187 |
342 |
-2 |
H |
Next up:
Michigan home to Rutgers Saturday, October 28
Penn State at Ohio State Saturday, October 28
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