Penn St. Set for Fifth Straight Victory Over Northwestern with Saturday Showdown

Game outlook

5. On Saturday, Penn St. will travel to Northwestern to compete on the gridiron. Penn St. enters the matchup coming off a 31-0 home victory over #24 Iowa last Saturday, whilst Northwestern won in overtime against Minnesota 37-34. In their all-time series Penn St. leads with a 3-0 record, having won the last two matchups. This will be the teams' first meeting since October 1, 2022 where Penn St. won 17-7 at home.

Game Info

When: Saturday, 9/30/2023 @ 12:00pm EST

Where: Ryan Field Stadium Nittany Lions vs Wildcats Betting Odds Moneyline: Nittany Lions -4,000 | Wildcats +1,404

Spread: Nittany Lions -27 (-110) | Wildcats +27 (-110)

Total: Over/Under 46 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Penn St. will win straight-up is 98%.

Penn St. Nittany Lions

Penn State thrashed #24 Iowa at home in their previous game, remaining in the mix with Ohio State and Michigan atop the East Division of the Big Ten. Penn State is tied for 65th in the FBS in passing offense, averaging 239.8 yards through the air this season and 19th in rushing offense, picking up 210 yards per contest. The Nittany Lions are 15th in the FBS in scoring offense (40.5 points per game) and stand 5th in scoring defense (allowing just 8.8 points per contest). Power ranking of 1, Penn St. is ranked 14 in offense (scoring an average of 43.67 per game), #12 in defense (allowing an average of 11.67 points to be scored against them per game) and are 4-0 (4-0 ATS) this season.