Penn State vs Michigan Prediction, Odds & Props

College Football · Week 8 · Sat, Oct 17 · 3:46 PM ET

Penn State Nittany Lions

Away · 3-4

Michigan Wolverines

Home · 4-2

Scouting report

No play

No recommended play — nothing here clears our bar. If forced to a side, the model leans u43.5, below our recommendation threshold.

The decider

Penn State's offense meets a Michigan defense that has been stingy; the edge in that matchup belongs to Penn State. Penn State score 28.7 a game and Michigan allow 16.2.

The context

Penn State have been the cleaner team with the ball, and in a close game that is usually the difference. Turnover margin: Penn State +0.6 a game, Michigan -0.5.

Situational

Penn State are missing Koby Howard (WR), Cooper Alexander (TE); Michigan are missing Zack Marshall (TE), Jyaire Hill (CB) — worth a notch of caution.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Last five

L18-21 @ MICH
L23-31 vs USC
L13-34 @ NU
L20-24 vs WIS
W55-13 vs BUFF

Out

Koby Howard, WR (Lower Body)
Cooper Alexander, TE

Michigan Wolverines

Last five

W21-18 vs PSU
L14-20 @ MINN
L19-20 vs IOWA
W52-17 vs UTEP
W17-10 vs OU

Out

Zack Marshall, TE
Jyaire Hill, CB
Kendrick Bell, WR
Braydon Alford, WR
Jordan Deck, S
Mason Curtis, S

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