| Penn State Nittany Lions vs Illinois Fighting Illini |
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Saturday, 29 September 2007
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Oddsmakers at online sports wagering leader Sportsbetting.com currently have the Nittany Lions listed as -3½ point road favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total has been posted at 45. “I find it surprising that only 23 percent of public bettors are going with Illinois here,” said College Football Picks handicapper Reno Goldberg said. “Ron Zook has the Illini playing good football right now and Champaign will be a difficult road venue for Penn State. I have the Nittany Lions on my upset alert.” Illinois is 2-0-1 against the spread while Penn State is 2-2 ATS but has failed to cover in its last two games. Penn State fumbled twice in Week 4's 14-9 loss at Michigan, falling as 3-point road favorites. The 23 points scored were UNDER the posted total of 47. Anthony Morelli went 15-for-31 for 169 yards, and Rodney Kinlaw picked 69 yards on the ground for the Nittany Lions. Illinois committed three turnovers in Week 4, but won 27-14 at Indiana while covering the 2-point road spread. The 41 points scored were UNEDR the posted total of 60.5. Juice Williams was 13-for-28 for 103 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions, while Rashard Mendenhall racked up 214 yards and a score on 27 carries for the Illini. Online sportsbook BetUS.com has Illinois getting +160 money line juice while a ml wager on PennState comes with a price of -180. Point-Spreads.com award winning handicapper Reno Goldberg is red-hot with his college football picks through week-4 going 22-14-0 (15-8 ATS, 5-3 totals) for a sizzling 71 percent winning average. Reno guarantees at least 7-picks per week in his weekly picks package that can be found by clicking right here. Checkout our live College Football Point Spreads showcasing real time odds of the world's top online sportsbooks all in one easy to use location. Get line movements in real time and find out who has the best college football betting odds. |
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The No.19 Penn State Nittany Lions face a tough road trip to Champaign, Ill to play a confident Illinois team looking to up its BIG TEN conference slate to 2-0 while the Nittany Lions need a conference victory after going down to Michigan in Ann Arbor last week. Illinois picked up its first league win at Indiana on Saturday. 





















