College Football Betting Preview Ohio State at Penn State
Posted: Oct 27, 2007
By SBGGlobal
Opening Line: Ohio State -4 , Total 39.5
#1 Ohio State puts their perfect record on the line as they visit Happy Valley on Saturday night to face Penn State. Ohio State has not lost in the regular season in more than two years but they go back to the place it happened last, Beaver Stadium. Ohio State is coming off a 24-17 win last week against Michigan State while Penn State won 36-31 at Indiana. SBG Global reports that early betting has the public taking Ohio State on the Road.
Ohio State has won a school-record 26 straight regular-season games since a 17-10 loss at Penn State on Oct. 8, 2005. The Buckeyes will be the first #1 ranked team to visit Beaver Stadium since 1989 when Notre Dame came in and beat the Nittany Lions. Penn State is 4-9 all-time against No. 1 ranked teams, including 2-2 at home. "Obviously, everyone says you have to remain the same, that it's just another team," Penn State cornerback Justin King said, "But of course, we'll approach it with more intensity, and be ready to play. You only get the No. 1 team so many times." Ohio State has won four of the last five games against Penn State but the Nittany Lions are 5-2 all-time at home against the Buckeyes.
SBG Global Current Line: Ohio State -3.5 , Total 40
Ohio State has the top defense in the country giving up just 7.9 points and 208.5 yards per game. The Buckeyes also have an efficient offense led by quarterback Todd Boeckman who leads the Big 10 in passing efficiency. On the other side Penn State will try to get decent play out of quarterback Anthony Morelli who struggled in last year's loss to Ohio State throwing three interceptions.
Here are the college football betting stats for Saturday’s game. The Buckeyes are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games in October. The Buckeyes are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games as a road favorite. The Buckeyes are 20-7 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The Buckeyes are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 conference games.
The Nittany Lions are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a home underdog.
The Nittany Lions are 8-3-1 ATS in their last 12 games in October. The Nittany Lions are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 conference games. The home team is 10-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings between the two teams and Penn State is 4-0 in the last four meetings at home versus the Buckeyes.
The Under is 6-1 in the Buckeyes last 7 games in October. The nder is 7-3 in the Buckeyes last 10 conference games. The Under is 4-0 in the Nittany Lions last 4 games as an underdog. The Under is 20-8-1 in the Nittany Lions last 29 conference games. The Under is 7-3 in the Nittany Lions last 10 home games. The Under is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings between the two teams.
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