September 21, 2024

College football keys: Will Ohio State's run of sluggish starts continue against Penn State?

The Penn State Nittany Lions head to the Shoe to face the Ohio State Buckeyes in a big-time matchup between two of the three undefeated teams in the Big Ten. With a lot on the line in the race to reach the conference title game, it’s easy to turn to the Buckeyes as they have eight straight wins over Penn State, with the last four by double digits. However, this year is a different test. Let’s look at the total and how these two teams usually fare against each other. Game total history The last five games in Columbus between Penn State and Ohio State have seen an average score of 61. Right off the bat, it’s interesting that the game total opened at 47 and has since been bet down to 45.5, after it opened at 61.5 and 59.5 the last two years. I agree with the lower line…

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