Penn State vs. Ohio State Odds
It isn’t quite the game it was expected to be in the preseason, but No. 8 Ohio State hosts unranked Penn State in one of the marquee games in Week 11.
Penn State is 6-3 this season and 3-2 in the Big Ten while Ohio State is 8-1 on the year and 4-1 in conference play. The Buckeyes are 6-0 at home while the Nittany Lions are 1-2 on the road.
The under has hit in the last four games in this series at Ohio State. The home team (Ohio State) is 9-3 against the spread in the last 12 of this series while Penn State is just 16- ATS in their last seven at Ohio State.
Oddsmakers from online sports book SBGGLOBAL.com have made Ohio State an 18-point favorite at home against Penn State on Saturday. The over/under has been set at 49.
The Buckeyes opened as a 17-point favorite and that spread has slowly climbed up to 18 points. The over/under opened at 49 and jumped up to 49.5 for a small amount of time before losing the hook.
Ohio State has won its last two games by a combined score of 101-10 after losing to Wisconsin two weeks ago. The Buckeyes have scored at least 36 points in all but one win this year. The offense is averaging 455.8 yards per game this season while the defense is giving up 233.8 yards per game. Terrelle Pryor has thrown for 1,997 yards and 20 touchdowns this season while rushing for 463 yards and for scores. Daniel Herron has added 634 yards and 12 touchdowns while Dane Sanzenbacher has caught 42 passes for 658 yards and eight touchdowns.
Penn State has won three straight, including a 35-21 win over Northwestern last weekend where the Nittany Lions trailed 21-0 at one point. Penn State has been held to 3 points twice on the road this season. The offense has struggled, averaging just 369.4 yards per game while the defense is giving up 346 yards per game. Matthew McGloin has thrown for 551 yards and seven touchdowns this season in replace of injured freshman Robert Bolden. Evan Royster has rushed for 734 yards and four scores this season as well.
Penn State defensive end Eric Latimore is out for Saturday with a wrist injury while Ohio State defensive back Christian Bryant will miss the remainder of the season due to an infection.
In terms of public betting, Ohio State is getting 70% of the wagers for this game at -18 against Penn State on Saturday.
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