The Northwestern Wildcats debut their brand-new Ryan Field football stadium on Friday night, when they host the Penn State Nittany Lions in a Friday night college football matchup. First-year Penn State coach Matt Campbell faces his first bounce-back opportunity after his team blew a 17-point lead in a Big Ten opening 24-20 loss to Wisconsin last weekend. Northwestern, with first-year coach Chip Kelly calling plays, opened Big Ten play with a narrow 29-23 defeat at defending national champion Indiana.
Productive QBs match up with PSU's Rocco Becht (865 yards, 9 TDs) versus Northwestern's Aidan Chiles (807 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs). Claim the latest Polymarket promo code CBSSPORTS to get a $25 bonus after $10 in trades: Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET at Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill.
The Nittany Lions are 3-point road favorites, with the over/under at 45.5 in the latest Penn State vs. Before making any Northwestern vs. Penn State picks, check out the Penn State vs.
Northwestern predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model. Visit our Kalshi promo code review and get a $55 bonus after $25+ in trades with the Kalshi promo code CBSSPORTS55: After simulating Penn State vs. Northwestern 10,000 times, SportsLine model is going Over 45.5 points at betting apps.
The Wildcats have played two games vs. FBS-level competition, and both games went past the total in points. After a pair of Unders, the Over has hit in the last two games for the Nittany Lions.
Northwestern ranks 120th in total defense. While Penn State ranks ninth, it allowed 24 points in its lone game vs. a Power 6 team, and Wisconsin is a bottom-half offense nationally. SportsLine's model is projecting 52 points in this one, with the Over hitting in a solid 65 percent of the time.
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