Penn State Nittany Lions vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/01/2022

Game Time: 8:00 pm ET, Thursday, September 1, 2022

Venue:  Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  PSU -3, Purdue +3; Over/Under:  54.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  PSU -3.5, Purdue +3.5; Over/Under:  54.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  PSU -3, Purdue +3; Over/Under:  54.5 points

 

Penn State Nittany Lions:  0-0 (Big Ten East)

Purdue Boilermakers:  0-0 (Big Ten West)

 

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Penn State Nittany Lions:  N/A

Purdue Boilermakers:  N/A

 

PSU is playing their season opener here on Thursday and this will also be their first road game of the college football season. They finished last season with a 7-6 record overall and were 2-3 in their road games. They were also 4-5 in their conference games and finished 4th place in the Big Ten East. They ended their season with a 24-10 loss in the Outback Bowl to Arkansas. Their offense was averaging 376.4 YPG and 25 PPG while their defense was allowing 353 YPG and 17.3 PPG against them. Sean Clifford led the team in passing with 3,107 passing yards, Keyvone Lee led the team in rushing with 530 rushing yards, and Jahan Dotson led the team in receiving with 1,182 receiving yards. 

 

 

 

Purdue is playing their season opener here on Thursday and this will also be their first home game on the college football schedule this season. They finished last season with a 9-4 record overall and were 4-2 in their home games. They were also 6-3 with their conference record and finished in 4th place in the Big Ten West. They ended their season off with a 48-45 win against Tennessee in the Music City Bowl. Their offense was averaging 440.2 YPG and 29.1 PPG while their defense was allowing 368.1 YPG and 22.4 PPG against them. Aidan O'Connell led the team in passing with 3,712 passing yards, King Doerue led the team in rushing with 533 rushing yards, and David Bell led the team in receiving with 1,286 receiving yards. 

The current betting odds have Purdue listed as a 3 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Purdue had a much better season last year than PSU did as Purdue was 9-4 and had a very good team with their offense moving the ball well but their defense being very stout as well and not allowing many points in each game. PSU also had a great defense last season and they have been a team with a great defense for years now, but in a game like this with 2 great defenses points will be hard to come by so the winner of this game is going to be the team with the better offense who can move the ball up the field, and that here is Purdue. Purdue had a great offense last season as they averaged more points and more yards than PSU in every game, and they also have a lot of their key offensive contributors returning to the team as well. PSU also was not a great team on the road last season with a 2-3 record and Purdue has a very good chance of winning this game at home straight up and coming away with an upset. The best way to place a bet here is on Purdue to cover the spread in this game as they should not be an underdog at home and could easily take home the win here.

 

Penn State Purdue Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Thursday, September 1, 2022 (8:00 pm ET start time) is Purdue 21 PSU 13.

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Penn State Nittany Lions: 53-42 ATS when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 14-7 UNDER in all games. 24-16 UNDER in the first two weeks of the season.

Purdue Boilermakers: 23-30 ATS in a home game where the total is between 49.5 and 56. 12-7 UNDER in all games. 6-0 UNDER in the first half of the season.

 

 

Penn State Nittany Lions:  Z. Fisher (DE) Out indefinitely - Knee.

Purdue Boilermakers:  C. Trice (CB) Prob Thurs - Knee. B. Deen (DT) Ques Thurs - Hamstring. D. Lewis (DT) out for season - Ankle. J. Brown (CB) Prob Thurs - Undisclosed. G. Miller (TE) out for season - Knee.

 

 

“They’ve been doing a great job. The leaders, Juice and Caedan, prepared themselves well. They’ve been doing the work. I think they’re getting ready to have a great year.” - Brenton Strange on the team before this season opener on Thursday.

 

 

"Like every first scrimmage, I think it was good to get out here, get in game situations. Off the sidelines, up in the press box, allow our guys to play football." - Jeff Brohm on his team’s fall camp this season before this season opener on Thursday.

 

 

 

WR Tinsley, Mitchell

WR Lambert-Smith, KeAndre

WR Washington, Parker 

TE Strange, Brenton 

QB Clifford, Sean

RB Lee, Keyvone 

 

WR Jones, Charlie

WR Thompson, Broc

WR Sheffield, TJ 

TE Durham, Payne

QB O'Connell, Aidan

RB Doerue, King 

 

 

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Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

 

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

 

Coaches:

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

Purdue Boilermakers: Jeff Brohm (6th season)