Ohio State at Penn State Odds

A crucial game this Saturday as the Ohio State Buckeyes head to Happy Valley to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. The latest college football odds show Penn State as a 3.5 point favorite with the total listed at 39.5. If you are looking for a place to bet on this game this weekend, take a look at the $500 signup bonus offered by BetUS!

Ohio State amassed a total of 1068 yards the previous two weeks, but that was versus New Mexico State and Minnesota and probably doesn’t reverberate what they are able to do right now. Instead, maybe it was the 184 yards against Wisconsin or the 287 against the Boilermakers. That, along with five turnovers, led to a defeat againstPurdue, without which the Buckeyes would be 8-1 and sitting pretty.

Across the board, Ohio State is ranked very highly on defense. This is a squad that yields only 86 rushing yards a game (6th), 174 passing yards a game (14th) and 11.7 points a game (6th). They have scheduled very cunningly, with a walk-through against New Mexico State prior to this, which equates to, two weeks to get ready.

The trouble with the Ohio State‘ attack is that Terelle Pryor, who arrived with so much hoopla to town, and was even touted for the Heisman by some individuals, has became out to be vastly overrated. Pryor is a 54.6% passer while tossing nine picks, and it’s a disgrace that he is the only guy furnishing anything resembling a ground game for this team, and Randon Saine has been slumping, with 143 yards in the past four games.

When you look at Penn State’s situation, the Nittany Lions are in a little better shape with running back Evan Royster (859 yards, 5.9 ypc) and quarterback Daryll Clark (18 TD’s, 7 INT’s), who are both more seamless than their Ohio State counterparts. Do you really think the Lions (2.6 ypc), who are allowing just 9.3 points a game, can’t get at least as many stops as Jim Tressel’s squad?

No matter what they state they’re going to do with Pryor, there is nada they can do to give him a better arm, or make him a more natural signal caller. Maybe it’s a defensive fight. If it is, then you want the team that is less likely to make the serious fault. That’s the Nittany Lions, the 3.5-point favorite.

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November 5, 2009

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