Illinois vs Penn State 2010 College Football Picks: Illinois (2-2, 0-1 BIG TEN), showed improvement both offensively and defensively while hosting Ohio State in week-5, but still came up short losing 13-24. In the SU loss, the Illini covered the betting spread as a +16-point home underdog. On Saturday, the Illini travel to Pennsylvania to play the Penn State Nittany Lions (3-2, 0-1), a 3-24 loser at Iowa. In the game, the Nittany Lions appeared overpowered by the Hawkeyes and failed to cover the spread as a +7.5 underdog. Saturday's game between the Illinois and Penn State is set to kick off at Noon ET and will be broadcast on ESPN2.
Getting the big picture: What we have here, are two football teams, one over-hyped (Penn State) and the other, (Illinois) improving under low expectations. Illinois is 0-2 SU versus quality competition, losing to Missouri 13-23 in week-1 and last week to the Buckeyes. In both games, Illinois covered the betting spread, as a 13.5 underdog to Missouri and +16 to Ohio State.
Penn State began the year probably overrated by a slight degree. They looked good winning against Youngstown State to open the year but were kicked at No. 1 Alabama, losing 3-24. The Nittany Lions returned to winning form in week-3 soundly whipping Kent State 24-0 and covering as a 21-chalk favorite. Temple came in and challenged Penn State on Sept. 25 but losing to the Lions 24-13. Penn State disappointed backers by coming up short ATS as a 13.5 favorite.
Betting Trends: Early betting percentages show 87 percent of moneyline action on Penn State while 74 percent are taking the Nittany Lions ATS. In total (OVER/UNDER) action, 66 percent of gamblers are wagering the total falls UNDER the posted 42.
Reno Gold's pick: On paper I see this game as a close match-up that could go either way. This is not a great Penn State football team and will be vulnerable to the Illini. I like Illinois getting +8 in this game.
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