The Auburn Tigers (2-0) and Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0) meet Saturday at Beaver Stadium in State College, Penn. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Auburn vs. Penn State odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
The Tigers, No. 20 in the AFCA Coaches Poll, powered by USA TODAY Sports, have been on fire offensively, although they haven’t exactly been tested by the best.
Auburn rolled Akron 60-10 in its home opener, covering a 37-point number. Last week, they spanked FCS Alabama State 62-0, covering a 49.5-point spread. The Over has cashed in each game.
The Nittany Lions, No. 12 in the poll, opened the season on the road with a 16-10 upset of Wisconsin while picking up a 44-13 win over Ball State last week to cover a 23-point number. They’re 2-0 ATS, while hitting the Under in each outing.
Auburn at Penn State odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Auburn +160 (bet $100 to win $160) | Penn State -200 (bet $200 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Auburn +4.5 (-115) | Penn State -4.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 52.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Auburn at Penn State odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Auburn 30, Penn State 27
Money line
AUBURN (+160) hits the road for the first time, and they are rolling along on offense. This will easily be its biggest test of the season after a couple of layups at home. However, this offense has a ton of confidence, and if anybody is going to solve the Penn State (-200) offense, it’s Auburn.
Against the spread
AUBURN +4.5 (-115) is worth a play with the points if you don’t quite trust them to go to Happy Valley to pull off the outright win.
The Tigers have registered 575.5 total yards per game in the first two games against Akron and Alabama State, including 340.0 rushing yards per contest. While that’s all well and good, they won’t be able to thrash this Penn State defense.
Penn State -4.5 (-105) has allowed just 327.0 total yards per game and 121.5 rushing yards per outing. You can expect the Auburn offense to be not quite as powerful, but you can also expect the Penn State defense to not be as suffocating.
Over/Under
OVER 52.5 (-112) is the play here as Auburn’s offense has been playing well and rolling up huge numbers. They’ll take a step back, as Penn State has a solid defense, and this is the first road test for the Tigers.
These teams have the skill position players to push for a total in the high 50’s to near 60.
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