New Ryan Field finally, finally, finally makes its debut on Friday night as the home of the Northwestern Wildcats, and the most expensive college stadium ever built certainly looks like it was worth the wait. The $870 million state-of-the-art stadium has a capacity for 35,000 -- all protected from the weather by a canopy -- 200,000 square feet of parks and plazas and two 5,000-square-foot video boards. Not bad for the program with the most losses in college football history.
For their first game in their sparkling new home, the Wildcats (2-1, 0-1 in Big Ten) host Penn State (3-1, 0-1). Use the FanDuel promo code to get up to $250 in bonus bets on Friday: Both teams are coming off their first loss of the season, but Northwestern should feel much better about its loss than the Nittany Lions. The Wildcats gave reigning national champion and No. 5 Indiana all it could handle in a 29-23 loss in Bloomington, Ind.
Meanwhile, Penn State gave up two touchdowns to Wisconsin in the final four minutes and blew a 17-point lead in a 24-20 loss. Despite that, the Nittany Lions are 2.5-point spread betting favorites over the Wildcats. Northwestern is the marquee attraction on Friday, there are other sports betting options that include a partial college football schedule and five NHL games.
Below is a snapshot of what to watch and bet at the best sports betting apps, for Friday, Oct. 2. Use the Caesars Sportsbook promo code CBSSPORTSBR250 to get $250 in bonus bets via bet resets: Time: 7 p.m. | Location: Newark, Del. | TV: CBSSN | Stream: Fubo (Try for free) Since becoming an FBS program in 2025, the Blue Hens have been a much different team at home than on the road. At home, they are 7-1 and averaging 35.5 points per game while giving up 23.6.
On the road, they are 1-7, scoring 20.7 points a game while coughing up 37.4. On Friday, they will face a Flames team that has lost only one game this season, but that defeat came on the road at James Madison. The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every college football game 10,000 times, says Delaware has an 82% chance to cover and assigns a 'B' grade to Blue Hens +6.5.
Time: 7 p.m. | Location: Blackburg, Va. | TV: ESPN | Stream: Fubo (Try for free) SportsLine pick -- Model: Virginia Tech -2.5 | Expert: Virginia Tech -2 (Micah Roberts) Just 22 teams remain undefeated, and two of those collide on Friday when the Hokies (4-0, 1-0 in ACC) host the Panthers (4-0, 1-0). Pitt quarterback Mason Heintschel has played to the level of his competition this season. In two games against non-Power Four teams, he is averaging 428 passing yards per game while throwing 13 touchdowns against zero interceptions.
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