The sixth-ranked Michigan Wolverines will travel to Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in a Big Ten Conference matchup.
The Wolverines are 8-1 (5-1) and are coming off a 29-7 home win over the Indiana Hoosiers. Junior quarterback Cade McNamara went 10-of-18 for 168 yards with a pair of touchdowns.
The Nittany Lions are 6-3 (3-3) so far and are coming off a 31-14 road win over the Maryland Terrapins. Senior quarterback Sean Clifford finished going 27-of-47 for 363 yards with three touchdowns.
Michigan at Penn State Stats
Looking at the Michigan Wolverines stats
Senior running back Hassan Haskins has been playing pretty well this season as they have been running effectively. He has 165 rushes for 829 yards (five yards per attempt) with 11 rushing touchdowns as well as six receptions for 44 yards (7.3 yards per catch). In his last game against the Hoosiers, he finished with 27 carries for 168 yards (6.2 yards per rush) with a rushing touchdown and a 20-yard catch.
The Michigan Wolverines have been playing extremely well on the defensive side of the football as they are giving up 16 points per game. In their previous game against the Indiana Hoosiers, the Wolverines allowed seven points on 195 total yards of offense (88 passing, 107 rushing).
The Wolverines got stops when they needed it as the Hoosiers went just 4-of-14 on third down while failing to convert their only fourth down attempt. Michigan also did an incredible job at limiting the passing game as they forced Indiana to get just 3.5 passing yards per attempt.
Looking at the Penn State Nittany Lions stats
Senior wide receiver Jahan Dotson has been doing very well this season with 71 catches for 932 yards (13.1 yards per reception) with nine receiving touchdowns as well as four rushes for eight yards (two yards per attempt) with a rushing touchdown.
In his last game against the Terrapins, he finished with 11 receptions for 242 yards (22 yards per catch) with three receiving touchdowns.
The Penn State Nittany Lions have also been a great defensive team as they allowed 16.7 points per game. In their previous game against the Maryland Terrapins, they gave up 14 points on 419 total yards of offense (371 passing, 48 rushing).
The Nittany Lions were dominant against the run as the Terrapins averaged 1.8 rushing yards. They also forced a pair of turnovers (one fumble recovery, one interception).
Betting Trends for Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
- Wolverines are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games in Penn State
- Wolverines are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 conference games
- Wolverines are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite
- Wolverines are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a win
- Wolverines are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games after allowing under 20 points in their previous game
Who to Bet Wolverines at Nittany Lions
The top sportsbooks have this game at under a field goal separating these programs for this game, and I am going to go with the Michigan Wolverines.
Michigan is giving up 173.4 passing yards per game, and that destroys the Sean Clifford to Jahan Dotson connection that is established for Penn State.
The Wolverines are also scoring 33 points in their last five games, so go with the Michigan Wolverines to cover the spread.
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