Penn State vs. Ohio odds, prediction, line, spread: 2022 Week 2 college football picks from model on 48-37 run
Fri, Sep 9, 2022
NCAAF News (AP)
Teams coming off narrow opening-week wins clash when the Ohio Bobcats take on the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday. The Bobcats (1-0) rallied from a halftime deficit, built a 17-point advantage and then held on to outlast Florida Atlantic 41-38. The Nittany Lions (1-0), meanwhile, seemed in control with an 11-point halftime lead over Purdue before seeing the lead change hands four times in the final 17 minutes before defeating the Boilermakers 35-31. Penn State is coming off a 7-6 finish from a year ago, including 4-5 in the Big Ten East, while Ohio was 3-9 in 2021, including 3-5 in the Mid-American East. Penn State leads the all-time series 5-1, but Ohio won the last meeting 24-14 in 2012.
Kickoff from Beaver Stadium at University Park, Pa., is set for noon ET. The Nittany Lions are 25-point favorites in the latest Ohio vs. Penn State odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is set at 54. Before making any Penn State vs. Ohio picks, check out the college football predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past six-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,600 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It enters Week 2 of the 2022 college football season on a 48-37 run on all top-rated college football spread and money-line picks that dates back to 2021. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Ohio vs. Penn State and just revealed its picks and CFB predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see the model's picks. Here are several college football odds and betting lines and for Penn State vs. Ohio:
- Penn State vs. Ohio spread: Penn State -25
- Penn State vs. Ohio over-under: 54 points'
- Penn State vs. Ohio money line: Ohio +1350, Penn State -3500'
- OH: The Bobcats are 20-6 against the spread in their last 26 games against a team with a winning record'
- PSU: The Nittany Lions are 4-0 ATS in their last four games against MAC foes'
- Penn State vs. Ohio picks: See picks here.
Why Penn State can cover
The Nittany Lions are familiar with Mid-American Conference teams, having played a MAC team in 19 of the past 20 seasons, the only exception was in 2020 during a Big Ten-only schedule. Penn State is 28-3 all-time against current members of the MAC. The Nittany Lions have been nearly unbeatable in home openers, going 120-13-1 all-time. Penn State owns a 52-10 record in Beaver Stadium home openers, and has won 18 of its last 20 home openers.
The Lions will be led by fifth-year senior quarterback Sean Clifford. Clifford was solid in the season opener at Purdue, completing 20 of 37 passes (54.1 percent) for 282 yards and four touchdowns. He was picked off once. Clifford is coming off a season in which he threw for 3,107 yards and 21 TDs against eight interceptions. For his career, he has completed 627 of 1,042 throws (60.2 percent) for 8,121 yards and 66 touchdowns. He has been picked off 25 times.
Why Ohio can cover'
Despite that, the Nittany Lions are not a lock to cover the Ohio vs. Penn State spread. That's because the Bobcats also have an experienced quarterback in redshirt junior Kurtis Rourke. Last week against Florida Atlantic, Rourke was sharp, completing 27 of 34 passes (79.4 percent) for 345 yards and four scores. He also rushed for another touchdown. In three-plus seasons at Ohio, Rourke has been an accurate passer, completing 228 of 339 passes (67.3%) for 2,548 yards and 18 touchdowns against seven interceptions.
Also powering the Bobcats is redshirt freshman running back Sieh Bangura. In the opener, Bangura rushed for 114 yards on 23 carries (5.0 average), and caught one pass for five yards. In his short Bobcats career, he has 35 carries for 207 yards (5.9 average) and two scores. His touchdowns came in 2021 losses to Toledo (35-23) and Central Michigan (30-27).
How to make Ohio vs. Penn State picks
SportsLine's model is leaning Over on the point total. In fact, it says Ohio running back Sieh Bangura will rush for more than 100 yards and a score, while Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford passes for more than 330 yards and three touchdowns. It has also generated an against-the-spread pick that cashes in well over 60% of simulations. You can only get the model's Penn State vs. Ohio pick at SportsLine.'
So who wins Ohio vs. Penn State? And which side of the spread cashes in well over 60% of simulations?' Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Ohio vs. Penn State spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that finished the past six-plus years up nearly $3,600 on its FBS college football picks, and find out.
