Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Ryan Field. Oddsmakers currently have the Nittany Lions listed as 4½-point favorites versus the Wildcats, while the game's total has not yet been posted. In their last action, Penn State was a 23-18 winner at home against Purdue. They failed to cover the 12?point spread as favorites, while the combined score (41) was profitable news for UNDER bettors. Northwestern lost its last outing, a 41-31 result against Iowa on October 15. Northwestern failed to cover in that game as a 6.5-point underdog, while the 72 combined points took the game OVER the total. Current streak: Penn State has won 5 straight games. Northwestern has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Penn State: 6-1 SU, 1-6 ATS Northwestern: 2-4 SU, 2-4 ATS Penn State most recently: When playing in October are 8-2 When playing on grass are 7-3 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing within the conference are 7-3
Northwestern most recently: When playing in October are 3-7 When playing on grass are 4-6 After outgaining opponent are 4-6 When playing within the conference are 2-8 A few trends to consider: 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 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Northwestern Penn State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Northwestern The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games at home Northwestern is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games at home Northwestern is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home Next up: Penn State home to Illinois, Saturday, October 29 Northwestern at Indiana, Saturday, October 29 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Betting Advice" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/betting-advice?hl=en.
