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The Penn State Nittany Lions pay a visit Saturday to their long-ago rival the West Virginia Mountaineers to start the 2024 season. Kickoff from Milan Puskar Stadium is set for noon ET (FOX). Below, we look at Penn State vs. West Virginia odds from BetMGM Sportsbook before making our expert college football picks and predictions later in the week.
Penn State, the No. 9 team in the US LBM Coaches Poll, looks to improve from a 10-3 season that ended with a 38-25 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. The Nittany Lions lost a lot of talent with 8 players drafted by NFL teams, including 2 in the 1st round.
Junior QB Drew Allar had a solid, but slightly underwhelming, 1st season as the starter, completing 233-of-389 passes (59.9%) for 2,631 yards and 25 TDs with only 2 INTs. Penn State fans are excited to see if Allar can take the jump his 5-star recruitment status had predicted he would.
West Virginia was 9-4 last year and picked up a 30-10 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Senior QB Garrett Greene won the starting job last year and completed 147-of-278 passes (52.9%) for 2,406 yards and 16 TDs with 4 INTs.
– US LBM Coaches Poll: Conducted by the American Football Coaches Association and USA TODAY Sports
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Penn State at West Virginia odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 10:26 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Penn State -300 (bet $300 to win $100) | West Virginia +250 (bet $100 to win $250)
- Against the spread (ATS): Penn State -8.5 (-110) | West Virginia +8.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 51.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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2023 betting stats
- ML: Penn State 10-3 | West Virginia 9-4
- ATS: Penn State 9-4 | West Virginia 8-5
- O/U: Penn State 7-6 | West Virginia 8-5
Penn State vs. West Virginia head-to-head
Penn State is 49-9-2 alltime vs. West Virginia and won the season opener of the 2023 season 38-15 at home. That was the 1st meeting between the schools since 1992. Penn State has won each of the last 5 meetings.
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