Penn State and Ohio State Meet in Big Ten Clash

The fans at Ohio Stadium will the 2nd-Ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the 6th-Ranked Ohio State Buckeyes when they take their seats on Saturday. The game is set for a 3:30 pm Kickoff. FOX Sports will televise the game nationally.

There's no denying that Saturday's matchup is the biggest game of the season to date for both teams. The winner has the inside track to the Big Ten Championship Game. Michigan State will have its say most likely.  The winner of this game likely has a berth in the College Football Playoff if it can win out.

Oddsmakers have the Buckeyes as 7-point favorites. The total is at 57.5.

This will be the eighth meeting between the storied programs when both are ranked in the top 10. The last one came in 2008, when Penn State edged Ohio State 13-6.

Ohio State Looking for Payback for 2016

Ohio State was a 56-14 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. They covered the -24-point spread as favorites, while the total score (70) made winners of OVER bettors.

Ohio State was riding high at No. 2 in the country last season. they were taken down in overtime by Penn State. That win propelled the Nittany Lions to the Big Ten championship.

Ohio State had last Saturday off. The team used the bye week to heal and get ready for a tough opponent. Urban Meyer's teams are 20-1 after a bye week. They are 5-0 against Top 25 opponents.

Ohio State's offense struggled against Oklahoma in the only loss of the season. The Buckeyes have since hit their stride. They've scored 50 points and produced more than 500 yards in each of their last four wins.

Quarterback J.T. Barrett is completing 66.7 percent of his passes, He has thrown for 21 touchdowns with just one interception. Freshman running back J.K. Dobbins has rushed for 775 yards.

The Buckeyes haven't faced a defense like Penn State's.

Penn State is Playing Great In All Aspects

Penn State won its last outing, a 42-13 result against the Michigan Wolverines on October 21. They covered in that game as a -7.5-point favorite, while the 55 combined points took the game OVER the total.

The Nittany Lions are No. 1 in the country in fewest points allowed at 9.6 per game. They are No. 9 in yards allowed at 282.9. They are led by Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week Jason Cabinda.

Penn State's offense centers around running back Saquon Barkley. He leads the country in all-purpose yards. He has scored a touchdown in 14 consecutive games.

The Nittany Lions use him multiple ways. Last week against Michigan he wastaking direct snaps, split wide, in the slot and on kickoff returns.

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Penn State	7-0	5-1-1	40.00	9.57	30.43	4-0-1	1-1	2-5	2-3	0-2
Ohio State	6-1	4-3	47.29	15.43	31.86	1-3	3-0	5-2	2-2	3-0

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
PENNST	11.58	29.56	-17.97
OHIOST	12.21	19.79	-7.58

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
PENNST	12.84	9.54	3.3
OHIOST	13.23	11.14	2.09

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
PENNST	5.00	2.99	2.01
OHIOST	6.04	2.93	3.11

Team Records

Penn State Nittany Lions

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	7-0	5-0	2-0	5-1-1	4-0-1	1-1	40.00	9.57	30.43
vs Conf	4-0	2-0	2-0	3-1	2-0	1-1	34.75	13.25	21.50
Last 3	3-0	2-0	1-0	3-0	2-0	1-0	39.33	11.33	28.00

Ohio State Buckeyes

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	6-1	3-1	3-0	4-3	1-3	3-0	47.29	15.43	31.86
vs Conf	4-0	1-0	3-0	4-0	1-0	3-0	55.75	12.25	43.50
Last 3	3-0	1-0	2-0	3-0	1-0	2-0	58.00	9.33	48.67

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	40.00	16	15.43	10
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	285.00	22	127.25	9
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	195.00	43	147.25	58
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	47.29	2	9.57	1
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	319.00	18	194.50	27
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	227.00	29	74.50	8

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Penn State	3-7	4-6	5-5	16.60	121.20	3.60	29.10	53.95	167.90	289.10	1.40
Ohio State	7-3	6-4	5-5	30.70	235.30	5.06	22.70	60.79	168.00	403.30	0.90

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Oct 22, 2016	OHIOST	PENNST	21-24	168	245	413	0	122	154	276	1
Oct 17, 2015	PENNST	OHIOST	10-38	195	120	315	1	315	114	429	0
Oct 25, 2014	OHIOST	PENNST	31-24	219	74	293	2	16	224	240	2
Oct 26, 2013	PENNST	OHIOST	14-63	120	237	357	3	408	278	686	0
Oct 27, 2012	OHIOST	PENNST	35-23	234	143	377	1	32	327	359	1
Nov 19, 2011	PENNST	OHIOST	20-14	239	88	327	1	206	83	289	2
Nov 13, 2010	PENNST	OHIOST	14-38	113	159	272	2	314	139	453	1
Nov 7, 2009	OHIOST	PENNST	24-7	228	125	353	0	76	125	201	1
Oct 25, 2008	PENNST	OHIOST	13-6	160	121	281	0	61	226	287	2
Oct 27, 2007	OHIOST	PENNST	37-17	200	253	453	1	139	124	263	2

College Football Betting Trends

Penn State Nittany Lions
Penn State is 14-1-1 ATS in its last 16 games
Penn State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Penn State's last 7 games
Penn State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Penn State is 8-15-1 ATS in its last 24 games on the road
Penn State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Penn State's last 10 games on the road
Penn State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Ohio State
Penn State is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Ohio State
Penn State is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Ohio State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Penn State's last 8 games when playing on the road against Ohio State

Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio State's last 5 games
Ohio State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Ohio State is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ohio State's last 6 games at home
Ohio State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Penn State
Ohio State is 9-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing at home against Penn State
Ohio State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Penn State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ohio State's last 8 games when playing at home against Penn State

Team Last 5 Games

Penn State Nittany Lions

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 21, 2017	MICH	42-13	W	-7.5/42.5	W/O	224	282	506	103	166	269	0	H
Oct 7, 2017	NWESTN	31-7	W	-14.5/51.5	W/U	95	286	381	67	198	265	-3	A
Sep 30, 2017	INDIAN	45-14	W	-18.5/60.5	W/U	39	331	370	177	175	352	-3	H
Sep 23, 2017	IOWA	21-19	W	-12.5/53	L/U	295	284	579	82	191	273	1	A
Sep 16, 2017	GA.ST	56-0	W	-38/54.5	W/O	166	360	526	150	170	320	-5	H

Ohio State Buckeyes

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Oct 14, 2017	NEBR	56-14	W	-24/57.5	W/O	279	354	633	44	349	393	-1	A
Oct 7, 2017	MARYL	62-14	W	-30.5/59	W/O	281	303	584	50	16	66	0	H
Sep 30, 2017	RUTGER	56-0	W	-28/53.5	W/O	286	342	628	117	92	209	-2	A
Sep 23, 2017	UNLV	54-21	W	-40.5/66.5	L/O	190	474	664	176	88	264	1	H
Sep 16, 2017	ARMY	38-7	W	-31.5/54.5	L/U	270	316	586	259	19	278	-1	H

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Penn State at Michigan State Saturday, November 4
Ohio State at Iowa Saturday, November 4

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