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MODERATE RAIN [ 63° ] - Wind NNE at 6 MPH

8:00 PM ET (FOX)	Score	Line	OU	Record	ATS	O-U-P	PF	PA	EST Score	EST Line
Penn ST	0	-3		3-1	2-2-0	2-2-0	36.8	11.5	21.6	44.4
Northwestern	0	+3	45.5	2-1	3-0-0	3-0-0	32.7	18.0	22.8	-1.2

Pro Picks at a Glance

VSiN Expert	Sport	Event Date	Selection	Score	Result
Matt Youmans	CFB	2026-10-02	Northwestern (+3) (-120) vs Penn ST	-	-

Makinen Weekly Ratings

Friday, October 2	Line	OU	PR	Line	Score	Proj	Score	Proj
	DraftKings			Power Ratings		Effective Strength		Bettor Rating
Penn ST Nittany Lions	-3.0		56.5		21.6	44.4	31.1	49.1
Northwestern Wildcats	+3.0	45.5	51.5	3.7	22.8	-1.2	18.0	13.1

2026 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Penn ST			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
4	Sep 26	VS Wisconsin	-380	-9.5	43.5	20-24	L	L	O	86%	96%	63%	73%	61%	76%
3	Sep 19	VS Buffalo	-	-39.5	48.5	55-13	W	W	O	0%	0%	84%	69%	82%	87%
2	Sep 12	at Temple	-3600	-24.5	49.5	27-9	W	L	U	76%	91%	89%	90%	78%	85%
1	Sep 5	VS Marshall	-2100	-23.5	53.5	45-0	W	W	U	71%	92%	84%	82%	50%	62%

2026 Recent Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	ML	Line	OU	Score	SU	ATS	OU	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets	Handle	Bets
Northwestern			DraftKings			Results				Money Line		Spread		OVER Total
4	Sep 25	at Indiana	+950	+20.5	49.5	23-29	L	W	O	14%	8%	38%	22%	82%	84%
3	Sep 19	VS Colorado	-175	-3.5	47.5	41-7	W	W	O	60%	47%	38%	44%	35%	77%
1	Sep 5	VS S Dakota ST	-575	-14	49.5	34-18	W	W	O	52%	87%	47%	49%	50%	71%

Last 5 Head to Head Results

Date	Road/Home	Score	Line	ML	OU	SU	ATS	F/D	H/A	OU
2025 Oct 11	Northwestern Wildcats Penn ST Nittany Lions	22 21	+20.5 -20.5	+800 -1350	46.5	NWES	NWES	DOG	Road	Under
2023 Sep 30	Penn ST Nittany Lions Northwestern Wildcats	41 13	-27 +27	-4000 +1600	48	PAST	PAST	FAV	Road	Over
2022 Oct 1	Northwestern Wildcats Penn ST Nittany Lions	7 17	+25 -25	+1500 -4000	50	PAST	NWES	DOG	Road	Under
2017 Oct 7	Penn ST Nittany Lions Northwestern Wildcats	31 7	-14.5 +14.5	-652 +478	52	PAST	PAST	FAV	Road	Under
2015 Nov 7	Penn ST Nittany Lions Northwestern Wildcats	21 23	-3 +3	-155 +135	41	NWES	NWES	DOG	HOME	Over

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

PSU	Statistic	NWEST	Edge	Margin
4	Games	3	PSU	1
36.8	Points Scored	32.7	PSU	4.1
243.8	Passing Yards	269.0	NWEST	25.3
14.3	PYPC	15.2	NWEST	0.9
8.9	PYPA	10.6	NWEST	1.7
62.4	Completion PCT	69.7	NWEST	7.3
183.5	Rushing Yards	146.0	PSU	37.5
4.7	RYPA	4.0	PSU	0.7
44.0	PenaltyYards	59.3	PSU	15.3
0.3	Turnovers	0.3	PSU	0.1

Defensive Statistics

PSU	Statistic	NWEST	Edge	Margin
4	Games	3	NWEST	1
11.5	Points Scored	18.0	PSU	6.5
126.3	Passing Yards	218.0	PSU	91.8
8.4	PYPC	10.7	PSU	2.3
4.5	PYPA	6.2	PSU	1.7
53.1	Completion PCT	57.6	PSU	4.5
113.3	Rushing Yards	199.3	PSU	86.1
3.6	RYPA	5.3	PSU	1.7
46.8	PenaltyYards	61.7	NWEST	14.9
2.0	Turnovers	1.7	PSU	0.3

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

PSU	Statistic	NWEST	Edge	Margin
1	Games	2	NWEST	1
27.0	Points Scored	37.5	NWEST	10.5
268.0	Passing Yards	257.0	PSU	11.0
12.8	PYPC	16.6	NWEST	3.8
9.9	PYPA	11.2	NWEST	1.2
77.8	Completion PCT	67.4	PSU	10.4
148.0	Rushing Yards	203.0	NWEST	55.0
4.4	RYPA	5.0	NWEST	0.6
20.0	PenaltyYards	60.5	PSU	40.5
0.0	Turnovers	0.5	PSU	0.5

Defensive Statistics

PSU	Statistic	NWEST	Edge	Margin
1	Games	2	PSU	1
9.0	Points Scored	12.5	PSU	3.5
107.0	Passing Yards	226.5	PSU	119.5
8.2	PYPC	10.8	PSU	2.6
4.9	PYPA	5.9	PSU	1.0
59.1	Completion PCT	54.6	NWEST	4.5
176.0	Rushing Yards	163.5	NWEST	12.5
5.3	RYPA	4.5	NWEST	0.9
60.0	PenaltyYards	62.5	NWEST	2.5
1.0	Turnovers	2.5	NWEST	1.5

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

PSU	Statistic	NWEST	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
31.2	Points Scored	26.2	PSU	5.0
211.8	Passing Yards	213.6	NWEST	1.8
12.6	PYPC	12.1	PSU	0.5
8.5	PYPA	7.4	PSU	1.1
67.2	Completion PCT	60.7	PSU	6.5
181.2	Rushing Yards	142.1	PSU	39.1
4.7	RYPA	4.3	PSU	0.5
44.2	PenaltyYards	43.9	NWEST	0.3
0.4	Turnovers	1.3	PSU	0.9

Defensive Statistics

PSU	Statistic	NWEST	Edge	Margin
10	Games	10	-	0
17.7	Points Scored	20.6	PSU	2.9
188.5	Passing Yards	220.8	PSU	32.3
10.8	PYPC	11.6	PSU	0.8
6.4	PYPA	7.4	PSU	1.0
59.7	Completion PCT	64.3	PSU	4.6
119.5	Rushing Yards	149.9	PSU	30.4
3.9	RYPA	4.4	PSU	0.5
36.3	PenaltyYards	49.7	NWEST	13.4
1.2	Turnovers	2.1	NWEST	0.9

Statistic Breakdown

Offensive Statistics

PSU	Statistic	NWEST	Edge	Margin
16	Games	16	-	0
27.9	Points Scored	18.1	PSU	9.9
228.3	Passing Yards	206.1	PSU	22.1
11.2	PYPC	10.4	PSU	0.7
6.6	PYPA	6.0	PSU	0.6
58.9	Completion PCT	57.8	PSU	1.2
175.1	Rushing Yards	127.6	PSU	47.6
4.5	RYPA	3.3	PSU	1.2
46.3	PenaltyYards	41.7	NWEST	4.6
1.5	Turnovers	1.6	PSU	0.1

Player	Pos	Injury
Penn ST
Cam Smith	LB	Undisclosed - is downgraded to OUT Friday vs Northwestern
Cristiano Rosa	K	Undisclosed - is downgraded to OUT Friday vs Northwestern
Christian Askew	S	Undisclosed - is downgraded to OUT Friday vs Northwestern
Daryus Dixson	CB	Undisclosed - is "?" Friday vs Northwestern
Cooper Alexander	TE	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Northwestern
Will Tompkins	OL	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Northwestern
Dayshaun Burnett	DE	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Northwestern
Mason Robinson	DE	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Northwestern
Tyler Armstead	CB	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Northwestern
Joshua Johnson	CB	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Northwestern
Ethan Black	WR	Undisclosed - is "?" Friday vs Northwestern
Dominic Rulli	UT	Undisclosed - is "?" Friday vs Northwestern
Brock Riker	OL	Undisclosed - is "?" Friday vs Northwestern
Andrew Rappleyea	TE	Undisclosed - is "?" Friday vs Northwestern
Max Granville	DE	Undisclosed - is out for season
Koby Howard	WR	Undisclosed - is out indefinitely
Lavar Arrington II	LB	Undisclosed - is out indefinitely

Player	Position	Injury
Northwestern
Braden Turner	DB	Undisclosed - is downgraded to doubtful Friday vs Penn State
Hayden Eligon II	WR	Lower Body - is upgraded to probable Friday vs Penn State
Luke Dehnicke	TE	Undisclosed - is downgraded to doubtful Friday vs Penn State
Damon Walters	DB	Undisclosed - is "?" Friday vs Penn State
Jaden McDuffie	WR	Undisclosed - is doubtful Friday vs Penn State
Nigel Glover	LB	Undisclosed - is doubtful Friday vs Penn State
Josh Fussell	DB	Undisclosed - is doubtful Friday vs Penn State
Glory Stephen-Wangboje	DL	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
Migo Jackson	DL	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
Tom McGlinchey	TE	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
Chris Petrucci	TE	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
Jacob Miller	OL	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
Ezomo Oratokhai	OL	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
David Anchondo	OL	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
Qayvier Johnson	LB	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
Jason Reynolds II	LB	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
Callen Campbell	DL	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
Max Mohring	LB	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
Seth Valeri	DB	Undisclosed - is OUT Friday vs Penn State
Troy Regovich	DL	Undisclosed - is "?" Friday vs Penn State
Chase Farrell	WR	Undisclosed - is "?" Friday vs Penn State