19th-Ranked Michigan Travels to 2nd-Ranked Penn State

Penn State Had Off-Week Before Facing Michigan

The fans at Beaver Stadium will the 19th -ranked Michigan Wolverines and the 2nd-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions when they take their seats on Saturday. Game time is set for 7:30 pm EST. It will be broadcast live by ABC.

The Nittany Lions were idle last week. That is before they begin a season-defining three-week stretch.  After Saturday's test, Penn State travels to No. 6 Ohio State and No. 18 Michigan State. It is make or break time in Happy Valley.

Oddsmakers have listed as 7.5-point favorites. The total is sitting at 43. Penn State opened as a 9.5-point favorite.

Penn State Looking for Payback After 2016 Annihilation

Last time out for Penn State, they were a 31-7 winner as they battled the Northwestern Wildcats on the road. Penn State covered in the match as a -14.5-point favorite, while 38 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

The Nittany Lions are focused on a Wolverines team that blasted them 49-10 last year in Ann Arbor. PSU won nine straight games after en route to the Big Ten championship. They are 15-1 since. Its only loss was a 52-49 Rose Bowl thriller against USC.

Lions running back Saquon Barkley is the FBS leader in all-purpose yards per game at 217. He has emerged as a leading Heisman Trophy candidate. Quarterback Trace McSorley has also played well.

Penn State is atop the FBS in scoring defense at 9.0 points per game.

Michigan Hopes Stellar Defense Can Hold PSU

Michigan was a 27-20 winner on the road against the Indiana Hoosiers. They earned a push of the -7-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (47) was profitable news for OVER bettors.

Michigan leads the FBS in total defense at 223.8 yards per game. The Wolverines are also in the top 10 in scoring defense, rush defense, pass defense and pass-efficiency defense.

Junior Karan Higdon ran 25 times for 200 yards and three touchdowns against Indiana.  Those are all career highs. His 25-yard scoring run in the extra period proved to be the winner.

Quarterback John O'Korn was only 10 of 20 for 58 yards through the air.

The Wolverines are eighth or worse in the Big Ten in every major offensive category except rushing. They have scored only six touchdowns on 18 trips to the red zone.

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
MICH	13.85	15.26	-1.41
PENNST	11.5	31.69	-20.19

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
MICH	12.76	11.04	1.72
PENNST	12.39	9.41	2.98

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
MICH	4.35	2.64	1.71
PENNST	4.76	3.09	1.67

Team Records

Michigan Wolverines

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	5-1	2-1	3-0	2-3-1	0-3	2-0-1	27.17	14.67	12.50
vs Conf	2-1	0-1	2-0	1-1-1	0-1	1-0-1	21.67	14.67	7.00
Last 3	2-1	0-1	2-0	1-1-1	0-1	1-0-1	21.67	14.67	7.00

Penn State Nittany Lions

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	6-0	4-0	2-0	4-1-1	3-0-1	1-1	39.67	9.00	30.67
vs Conf	3-0	1-0	2-0	2-1	1-0	1-1	32.33	13.33	19.00
Last 3	3-0	1-0	2-0	2-1	1-0	1-1	32.33	13.33	19.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	27.17	82	9.00	1
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	186.67	84	154.50	21
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	208.33	30	138.75	56
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	39.67	19	14.67	9
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	294.25	28	179.33	21
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	150.00	86	40.33	2

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Michigan	6-4	5-5	6-4	25.10	161.60	3.85	30.40	54.28	187.40	349.00	1.40
Penn State	4-6	5-5	6-4	24.80	113.70	3.30	32.10	54.83	206.20	319.90	1.40

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
Sep 24, 2016	PENNST	MICH	10-49	78	121	199	2	326	189	515	0
Nov 21, 2015	MICH	PENNST	28-16	87	256	343	2	70	137	207	1
Oct 11, 2014	PENNST	MICH	13-18	54	160	214	1	64	192	256	1
Oct 12, 2013	MICH	PENNST	40-43	149	240	389	3	85	305	390	4
Oct 30, 2010	MICH	PENNST	31-41	233	190	423	0	185	250	435	0
Oct 24, 2009	PENNST	MICH	35-10	166	230	396	0	110	140	250	4
Oct 18, 2008	MICH	PENNST	17-46	202	89	291	1	231	251	482	1
Sep 22, 2007	PENNST	MICH	9-14	101	169	270	2	166	170	336	2
Oct 14, 2006	MICH	PENNST	17-10	116	196	312	0	-14	200	186	1
Oct 15, 2005	PENNST	MICH	25-27	181	239	420	2	163	212	375	1

College Football Betting Trends

Michigan Wolverines
Michigan is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Michigan is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Michigan's last 8 games at home
Michigan is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Michigan is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Michigan's last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Michigan's last 5 games
Michigan is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Michigan's last 12 games on the road
Michigan is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games when playing Penn State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan's last 5 games when playing Penn State
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan's last 5 games when playing on the road against Penn State

Penn State Nittany Lions
Penn State is 13-1-1 ATS in its last 15 games
Penn State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Penn State's last 6 games
Penn State is 9-0-1 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Penn State is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games at home
Penn State is 4-12 SU in its last 16 games when playing Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Penn State's last 5 games when playing Michigan
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Penn State's last 5 games when playing at home against Michigan

Team Last 5 Games

Michigan Wolverines

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	INDIAN	27-20	W	-7/44	P/O	271	58	329	80	198	278	-2	A
Oct 7, 2017	MICHST	10-14	L	-12.5/40	L/U	102	198	300	158	94	252	5	H
Sep 23, 2017	PURDUE	28-10	W	-13.5/51	W/U	139	284	423	30	159	189	1	A
Sep 16, 2017	AIRFOR	29-13	W	-23/52.5	L/U	190	169	359	168	64	232	0	H
Sep 9, 2017	CINCIN	36-14	W	-31.5/51	L/U	193	221	414	68	132	200	0	H

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 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
Sep 9, 2017	PITT	33-14	W	-19/63	P/U	148	164	312	155	187	342	-2	H

Weather in
State College - United States

 71°F

Cloudy
Humidity is 49%
Wind is South 4 mph
Visibility is 10.004077 mi
Pressure is N/A inHg

Forecast for State College

Next up:
Michigan home to Rutgers Saturday, October 28
Penn State at Ohio State Saturday, October 28

Get all of your College Football Odds at Bovada Online Sportsbook.