Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 10/01/2022

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 1, 2022

Venue:  Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  NW +25, PSU -25; Over/Under:  51 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  NW +25, PSU -25; Over/Under:  51 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  NW +25.5, PSU -25.5; Over/Under:  51.5 points

 

Northwestern Wildcats:  1-3 (1-0) (3rd place, Big Ten West)

Penn State Nittany Lions:  4-0 (1-0) (3rd place, Big Ten East)

 

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Northwestern Wildcats:  lost their last game at home against the Miami-OH RedHawks 17-14.

Penn State Nittany Lions:  won their last game at home against the Central Michigan Chippewas 33-14.

 

NW is entering this game with a 1-3 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 1st road game of the season here. This will also be their 2nd conference game of the college football season this year as they are 1-0. They lost against the Miami-OH RedHawks in their last game at home 17-14. Ryan Hilinski started that game at QB and he completed 24/42 passes for 232 yards. Evan Hull led the team in rushing with 62 yards on 21 rushing attempts. Malik Washington led the team in receiving with 81 yards on 8 receptions. Bryce Gallagher led the defense in that game with 9 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles. Cameron Mitchell, Devin O'Rourke, and Adetomiwa Adebawore all led the defense in sacks with 1 while no one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

PSU is entering this game with a 4-0 record overall to start their college football season and they will be playing their 3rd home game of the season as they are 2-0 in their home games this year. This will also be the 2nd conference matchup on their conference schedule this season as they are 1-0. They won against the Central Michigan Chippewas in their last game at home 33-14. Sean Clifford started that game at QB and he completed 22/34 passes for 217 yards and 3 touchdowns. Kaytron Allen led the team in rushing with 111 yards and 1 TD on 13 carries. Parker Washington led the team in receiving with 64 yards on 6 receptions. Abdul Carter and Zakee Wheatley both led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle each. Dani Dennis-Sutton led the defense in sacks with 2 while Zakee Wheatley and Johnny Dixon each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have PSU listed as a 25 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. PSU has looked very good in their first few games, already being tested on the road against some good teams. Now they get to be at home for this conference matchup and they are a lot better than this NW team that just lost at home to a team from the MAC. They only managed to put up 14 points in that game on their home field too and PSU has a much better defense than what they saw last week. NW doesn't have a very good offense and they are going to struggle to score points here or even move the ball down the field. PSU has been rolling over teams lately, their defense has been great as usual but their offense has also been clicking and they have been scoring points in their games. They are going to have no problem scoring points on the NW defense here and should win this game pretty easily by a large margin. The best way to place a bet here is on PSU to cover the spread in this game.

 

Northwestern Penn State Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 1, 2022 (3:30 pm ET start time) is PSU 49 NW 10.

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Northwestern Wildcats: 1-6 ATS in road games. 7-13 ATS off an upset loss as a home favorite. 15-8 UNDER in all games.

Penn State Nittany Lions: 7-3 ATS when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 15-10 UNDER in all games. 29-11 UNDER off a home no-cover where the team won as a favorite.

 

 

Northwestern Wildcats:  C. Azema (DB) Ques Sat - Undisclosed.

Penn State Nittany Lions:  K. Lee (RB) Ques Sat - Leg. J. Cross (TE) Ques Sat - Undisclosed. Z. Fisher (DE) Out indefinitely - Knee.

 

 

"They did a great job in crunch time when it needed to happen. Again, we had inopportune turnovers, the worst times to give up a couple of explosive plays when we had fit things for the most part pretty well." - Pat Fitzgerald after his team’s loss against Miami-Ohio in their last game.

 

 

"In terms of the critical areas, I wouldn't say it felt like this, but we won all of them." - James Franklin after his team’s win against CMU in their last game.

 

 

 

WR Washington, Malik

WR Kirtz, Bryce

WR Navarro III, Donny 

TE Gordon, Thomas

QB Hilinski, Ryan

RB Hull, Evan 

 

WR Lambert-Smith, KeAndre

WR Tinsley, Mitchell

WR Washington, Parker 

TE Strange, Brenton 

QB Clifford, Sean

RB Singleton, Nicholas 

 

 

Passing: R. Hilinski (1194)

Rushing: E. Hull (370)

Receiving: E. Hull (311)

Touchdowns: E. Hull (4)

 

Passing: S. Clifford (890)

Rushing: N. Singleton (367)

Receiving: P. Washington (212)

Touchdowns: N. Singleton (4)

 

Coaches:

Northwestern Wildcats: Pat Fitzgerald (17th season)

Penn State Nittany Lions: James Franklin (9th season)