The early Penn State-Northwestern betting line is out: After UCLA upset, is PSU even favored?
Penn State will be in regroup mode after the Nittany Lions’ stunning 42-37 loss to UCLA on Saturday at the Rose Bowl.
Next up for James Franklin’s program is a Big Ten battle with Northwestern this Saturday at Beaver Stadium. It is also homecoming weekend in State College.
PSU (3-2, 0-2) is still looking for its first Big Ten win. Northwestern actually has a better conference record and the Wildcats are coming off a 42-7 victory over Louisiana Monroe in Evanston on Saturday.
The early betting line for the game is out.
The Lions opened as 20.5-point favorite over Northwestern on FanDuel. The total is 48.5. PSU is 0-5 vs. the spread.
Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and the game will be carried by Fox Sports 1.