Michigan State at Penn State 2010 College Football Predictions: There is a three-way tie atop the BIG TEN Conference football standings, but the Rose Bowl will only extend a bid to the highest ranked of the three following today's games. So 10th ranked Michigan State needs for three things to happen. The Spartans must beat Penn State on the road at Happy Valley (Noon ET, ESPN2), and hope its BIG TEN co-leaders, No. 7 Wisconsin and No. 8 Ohio State, both lose.
Oddsmakers look for today's Spartans/Nittany Lions game to be a close one, and have lined Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions as a +1 1/2 home underdogs t o Michigan State with a posted (over/under) betting total of 51 points.
Michigan State (10-1, 5-5 ATS) has been great winning SU but in not consistent ATS. The Spartans have not covered in three straight games, obviously being overlined against perceived weaker opposition. In totals betting, the UNDER has cashed in five of nine games the Spartans played. Michigan State has gone 2-1 SU and versus the point-spread while on the road this season.
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Since losing at home to Illinois back on Oct. 9, the Nittany Lions (7-4 SU, 6-5 ATS) have regrouped and played some good football. Other than their 14-38 road loss at Ohio State on Nov. 13th, Penn State has won four games, and has been impressive in doing so. The reason for their success is they have found their offense to go along with an ok defense. Penn State has covered the betting spread in four of the last five games and the OVER has cashed five straight times. Overall the total has covered in games Penn State played in six of 11 games. Penn State's home record is 5-1 SU and 3-2 ATS while the OVER is 2-for-2 in lined home games.
Early trends show 74 percent of the public betting the Spartans to cover as a 1 1/2-chalk road favorite, and 91 percent are wagering on the OVER to cash on the 51 total.
Reno Gold's pick: I like the Nittany Lions as a 1 1/2 -point home underdog.
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