Ohio State vs Penn State Prediction, Game Preview

Ohio State vs Penn State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 9 game on Saturday, October 29

Ohio State vs Penn State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 9, Saturday, October 29


Ohio State vs Penn State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 29
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Beaver Stadium, State College, PA
How To Watch: FOX
Record: Ohio State (7-0), Penn State (6-1)
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Why Ohio State Will Win

How do you know when your team is really, really good? You don’t play your best game and you still win easily.

Ohio State’s offense struggled against Iowa – that’s no big deal. Those guys on the other side are on scholarship, too – the Hawkeye defense is among the best in the country.

The Buckeye running game was stuffed, CJ Stroud didn’t throw for 300 yards, and it was still a 54-10 win.

Coming up with six takeaways certainly helped the cause.

Granted, Iowa’s offense is miserable. Michigan State, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Notre Dame – all of the big games for the Buckeyes were against teams with mediocre attacks.

Whatever – if you’re second in the nation in total defense at this point in the season, you’re doing something right. Ohio State is doing just about everything right.

Penn State might have blown out Minnesota, but the Gophers were without QB Tanner Morgan, the Michigan loss got out of hand, and …

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Why Penn State Will Win

Minnesota was a more dangerous team than the 45-17 loss to the Nittany Lions might have seemed.

No, the Gophers didn’t have their veteran starting quarterback, but Penn State didn’t let the great ground game get going, the passing attack clicked, and with some respect given to the win over Auburn, it was the team’s best performance of the year at just the right time.

The secondary has the talent to hang with Ohio State’s NFL receiving corps, the backfield has the combination of speed at running back and experience with quarterback Sean Clifford to handle the moment, and …

It’s going to take something special.

+7 on the year in turnover margin, the Nittany Lions have to force mistakes, they have to win the special teams battle, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

There isn’t enough of a consistent Penn State pass rush to bother Stroud.

Michigan was able to beat the Nittany Lions by grinding it out, and eventually the dam broke with 25 unanswered Wolverine points in the second half. That will be a little bit like this.

The energy of the crowd and the excitement of the moment will be enough to carry Penn State in the first half, and then bang, bang, bang – Stroud and the Buckeyes will strike quickly and take over.

The final score will look worse than the actual game will be.

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Ohio State vs Penn State Prediction, Line

Ohio State 40, Penn State 23
Line: Ohio State -15.5, o/u: 60.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Ohio State vs Penn State Must See Rating (out of 5): 4
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Surprisingly enough the Florida Gators are among the big matchups but not to make their case for the CFP. They have an opportunity to play spoiler against their biggest rivals, the Georgia Bulldogs.

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Ohio State vs Penn State Broadcast

Date: Thursday, February 18
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, PA
Network: BTN

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Why Ohio State Will Win

Penn State hit a wall.

It looked like it was about to turn things around with a run of five wins in seven games, but close losses to Michigan State and Nebraska – not exactly the stars of the Big Ten show – made it three losses in the last four and four in the last six.

What has gone wrong? The Nittany Lions are struggling from the field – they haven’t hit 40% of their shots in any of the last four games and now they have to deal with a defense that’s good enough to keep the pain going.

Penn State just doesn’t move the ball around well enough on one end, and it’s the worst team in the Big Ten a field goal percentage defense on the other side.

Why Penn State Will Win

The Nittany Lions might allow too many points and too many easy shots, but they’re great at coming up with steals and forcing enough mistakes to make up for it.

No, the offense doesn’t generate the extra pass for easy points, but Ohio State isn’t great at moving the ball around, either. As long as the defense is able to come up with the rebounds on the chances it gets, and if the threes are falling early …

What’s Going To Happen

The threes aren’t going to fall for the Nittany Lions.

Ohio State’s defense is one of the best in the Big Ten from three, and Penn State has’t been able to get to 30% from the outside since late January.

The Nittany Lions are way overdue for a huge performance – especially with a good home win – but Ohio State has played way too well over the last month and it’s way too strong on the road.

Ohio State vs Penn State Prediction, Line

Ohio State 69, Penn State 63
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Ohio State -5.5, o/u: 146.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3

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Ohio State vs Penn State Broadcast

Date: Wednesday, January 27
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Value City Arena, Columbus, OH
Network: BTN

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Why Penn State Will Win

The Nittany Lions got back among the living with a two-game winning streak when the shooting touch started to come back a bit. They don’t make a whole slew of mistakes, they’re great at guarding from three, and they’re forcing a ton of turnovers.

Ohio State doesn’t force any mistakes, it doesn’t move the ball around all that well, and it hasn’t been able to puck up the slack when the shooting isn’t there. The Buckeyes are 0-3 in the Big Ten when hitting fewer than 40% of their shots, and …

Why Ohio State Will Win

Yeah, Penn State has a hard time keeping teams from scoring.

Oh sure, it’ll force mistakes and generate transition points, but it’s a done deal if the Buckeyes come out hot like they did in the win over Wisconsin. This is a great-shooting team that attacks the rim and finds ways to hit the tough shots. Penn State can’t do that.

The Nittany Lions were great from three early in the season, but they’ve slow that down, reduced the bombs away attitude, and lately, it’s been a plus, but …

What’s Going To Happen

The Nittany Lions aren’t going to outshoot the Buckeyes.

Ohio State can get points inside and out from a variety of spots, and it’ll get up fast and keep coming up with the big shot when needed to stay ahead. Penn State will start bombing away to try keeping up, but that won’t be enough.

Ohio State vs Penn State Prediction, Line

Ohio State 82, Penn State 71
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Ohio State -7.5, o/u: 146.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 2.5

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