The Indiana Hoosiers (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten) and Penn State Nittany Lions (5-2, 2-2) play a crucial Big Ten football game when the Nittany Lions visit Indiana for the Hoosiers' Homecoming game. The teams are meeting for the first time since 2004. Kickoff is at 12:00 p.m. ET in Memorial Stadium. ESPN will televise the game to a national audience.
Oddsmakers at Sportsbetting.com have installed Penn State a -7 point side favorite and -280 on the money line. The game total is set at 53.
Betting trends ATS have Penn State the favorite among gamblers with 60 percent of early wagers placed on the Nittany Lions. The UNDER is expected to slip under the posted total (53) by 83 percent of totals wagers.
The Nittany Lions and Hoosiers are atop the national rankings for quarterback sacks through the initial seven weeks of the season. Indiana leads the nation with 32 sacks, an average of 4.5 per game. Penn State is tied for second in the nation with 29 sacks, an average of 4.1 per contest, along with Michigan State and Oregon State.
Indiana sophomore DE Greg Middleton is No. 2 in the nation with 9.5 sacks for minus-61 yards. Penn State sophomore DE Maurice Evans is tied for 10th in the nation with 7.0 sacks for minus-49 yards. Evans is tied for third in the Big Ten and senior linebacker Dan Connor is tied for eighth in the conference with 5.0 sacks for minus-43 yards.
The Nittany Lion defense is again shaping up as one of the nation's best, ranking in the top 15 nationally in all five of the primary categories, with four top 10 rankings. In addition to being tied for second in sacks (29), Penn State is No. 5 in scoring defense (12.7 ppg), No. 7 in total defense (264.3 ypg), No. 9 in rushing defense (81.4 ypg) and No. 15 in pass efficiency defense (102.6 rating). The Nittany Lions are No. 2 in the Big Ten in all five categories.
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