Kent State at Penn State Pick
After taking its first loss of the season can Penn State bounce back and cover the spread when it hosts Kent State on Saturday?
Bet Kent State at Penn State Odds
Penn State is a 21-point favorite over Kent State according to oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com. The over/under is set at 45.5.
Penn State is 0-1 against the spread this season while hitting the under in that single lined game. That game was the 24-3 loss to Alabama. Penn State is 4-1 ATS as a favorite of 10.5-to-21 points since 2008 and 30-15 ATS with that criteria since 1992. Penn State has been more likely to hit the under in recent history as they have went under in 9-of-13 home games since 2008 and in all three games where it has taken on a MAC opponent since 2008.
Kent State is 2-0 against the spread this season while hitting the under once and pushing once. The Golden Flashes don’t have a lot of noticeable trends but they are 1-6 ATS against Big 10 opponents since 1992. The Flashes have tended to hit the over in games as they have hit the over in 13-of-23 lined games since 2008 and in 11-of-18 games where it was an underdog since 2008.
Penn State is coming off a disappointing loss, but it happened against a very tough opponent. The Nittany Lions would typically be a bigger favorite against a MAC team, but because of a true freshman quarterback in Robert Bolden, oddsmakers don’t have as much confidence in Penn State. Look for the Nittany Lions to keep Kent State from putting up many points while having some success of their own on offense. We can see Penn State winning this game 35-7.
OUR COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 3 PICK: PENN STATE -21 and UNDER 45.5
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