NCAA Football Odds: Minnesota vs Penn State

The Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Penn State Nittany Lions will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Beaver Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Nittany Lions listed as 17½-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game’s total is sitting at 46.
DeLeon Eskridge rushed for two touchdowns to lead Minnesota to a 35-20 win over Purdue Boilermakers in Week 6.
The Gophers covered the 3.5-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day’s posted total of 51.5.
Current streak:
Penn State has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 4-2 SU, 3-3
ATS
Penn State
: 5-1 SU, 1-4 ATS
Minnesota most recently:
When playing in October are 4-6
When playing on grass are 3-7
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 5-5

Penn State most recently:
When playing in October are 9-1
When playing on grass are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing within the conference are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games
Minnesota is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Penn State
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Penn State is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
Penn State is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games
Penn State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Penn State is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Next up:
Minnesota at Ohio State, Saturday, October 24
Penn State at Michigan, Saturday, October 24

 

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