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NCAAB · Penn St. Nittany Lions at Va. Commonwealth Rams

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Penn St. vs Va. Commonwealth Predictions

Game time: November 26, 2023 at 10:30 AM ET

Venue: State Farm Field House — Kissimmee, FL

Article updated Nov 26, 1:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Penn St. Nittany Lions are traveling to play the Va. Commonwealth Rams at the State Farm Field House stadium on Sunday, 11/26/2023 @ 10:30am EST. Penn St. is the betting

Game outlook

The Penn St. Nittany Lions are traveling to play the Va. Commonwealth Rams at the State Farm Field House stadium on Sunday, 11/26/2023 @ 10:30am EST. Penn St. is the betting favorite opening at -2 and the current line is Penn St. -2.5.

Nittany Lions vs Rams Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Rams to win today's game by 8 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Va. Commonwealth Rams to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go under 137 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Penn St. 61 to Va. Commonwealth 69

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Penn St. Nittany Lions and Va. Commonwealth Rams, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts Penn St. Nittany Lions to cover the spread (51%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Penn St. will win straight-up is 60%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be PENST 71, VACOM 66.

OddsShark predicts Penn State will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Penn St. Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 28, Penn St. is ranked #147 in offense (scoring an average of 77.40 per game), #24 in defense (allowing an average of 60.60 points to be scored against them per game) and are 4-2 (2-4 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Nittany Lions hit an average of 43.71% of their field goals (ranked #217) and 73.28% of their free throws (ranked #112) and makes an average of 29.92% of their three pointers ranked #263 in the NCAAB). They average 35.40 rebounds per game (ranked # 243) and average 10.60 offensive assists and 12.20 turnovers per game (ranked # 307 and 159 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Penn St. allows an average of 39.58% field goals (ranked #79) and 72.15% free throws (ranked #236 in the NCAAB) The Nittany Lions allow an average of 22.50% of the three pointers (ranked #9) and averages 38.80 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 38.80) Finally, the Nittany Lions average 10.20 defensive assists and 19.20 turnovers per game (ranked # 63 and 5 respectively).

Va. Commonwealth Key Betting Stats

Va. Commonwealth Rams has a power ranking of 163 and are #294 for offense (scoring an average of 67.40 per game), #48 for defense (giving up an average of 63.00 points per game) and 3-3 (3-3 ATS) overall. Penn St. went 0-1 (1-0 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Va. Commonwealth.

For offense, the Rams hit an average of 44.53% of their field goals (ranked #177) and 76.19% of their free throws (ranked #57) and makes an average of 31.09% of their three pointers (ranked #229 in the NCAAB). They average 35.20 rebounds per game (ranked # 250) and average 13.00 offensive assists and 15.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 199) and 313 respectively).

On defense, Va. Commonwealth allows an average of 37.54% field goals (ranked #33) and 65.69% free throws (ranked #66 in the NCAAB) The Rams allow an average of 28.57% of the three pointers (ranked #88) and averages 34.80 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 34.80) Finally, the Rams average 10.20 defensive assists and 11.20 turnovers per game (ranked # 65 and 281 respectively).

Betting Summary

Penn St. has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Va. Commonwealth Rams to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go under 137 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Nittany Lions vs Rams archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Nittany Lions vs Rams matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Penn St. Nittany Lions-125 → -150Moved
  • Moneyline · Va. Commonwealth Rams+105 → +125Moved
  • Spread · Penn St. Nittany Lions-2 (-110) → -2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Va. Commonwealth Rams+2 (-110) → +2.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over139 (-110) → 137 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under139 (-110) → 137 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Penn St. Nittany Lions
1-2 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 5-5-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Va. Commonwealth Rams
2-2 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-11-26T06:35:11.523Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Penn St. Nittany Lions and Va. Commonwealth Rams, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

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Final result

Matchup pick recap

Va. Commonwealth Rams defeated Penn St. Nittany Lions 86-74

Va. Commonwealth Rams defeated Penn St. Nittany Lions 86-74 on November 26, 2023, a 12-point decision in the series. Va. Commonwealth Rams' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 46-40. Against SportsJaw's recorded Penn St. Nittany Lions -2.5 (-110) spread, Va. Commonwealth Rams covered, while the 160 combined points finished over the recorded total of 137.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • PeytoncSpread · Va. Commonwealth Rams +2 (-110)Win
  • SwamipicksSpread · Penn St. Nittany Lions -2 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Penn St. Nittany Lions -2 (-110)Loss
  • Drew_WestcottTotal · Over 138 (-110)Win
  • ThetotalerSpread · Va. Commonwealth Rams +2 (-110)Win
  • 1707662905Spread · Va. Commonwealth Rams +2 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Penn St. Nittany Lions -3 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 138.5 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Penn St. Nittany Lions -3 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 138.5 (-110)Win