Penn State vs. West Virginia Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 31, 2024

Updated Aug. 31, 2024 9:05 a.m. ET

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The West Virginia Mountaineers (0-0) are 7.5-point underdogs on Saturday, August 31, 2024 against the No. 8 Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0). The total is 50 points for this game.

The Nittany Lions scored 36.2 points per game (12th in college football) and allowed 13.5 (third) last season, going 10-3 and losing the Peach Bowl. Last season the Mountaineers went 9-4 and won the Duke's Mayo Bowl. Offensively, they averaged 31.5 points per game (39th in college football), and they gave up 26.2 per game (64th in college football) on defense.

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Penn State vs. West Virginia Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. ET
Location: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown, West Virginia
TV: FOX
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Penn State vs West Virginia Betting Information updated as of August 31, 2024, 8:46 a.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Penn State	-7.5 (-109)	-297	+238	50	-110	-110

Penn State vs. West Virginia Prediction

Pick ATS: Penn State (-7.5)
Pick OU: Over (50)
Prediction: Penn State 32, West Virginia 20

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Penn State vs. West Virginia Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Nittany Lions 29, Mountaineers 21.
The Nittany Lions have a 74.8% chance to collect the win in this meeting based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Mountaineers hold a 29.6% implied probability.
Penn State covered eight times in 12 matchups with a spread last season.
West Virginia covered eight times in 13 chances against the spread last year.

Penn State vs. West Virginia: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Penn State	West Virginia
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	36.2 (18)	31.5 (42)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	13.5 (3)	26.2 (73)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	8 (3)	14 (27)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	24 (13)	16 (86)

Penn State 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Drew Allar	QB	2,631 YDS (59.9%) / 25 TD / 2 INT 206 RUSH YDS / 4 RUSH TD / 15.8 RUSH YPG
Nicholas Singleton	RB	752 YDS / 8 TD / 57.8 YPG / 4.4 YPC 26 REC / 308 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 23.7 REC YPG
Kaytron Allen	RB	902 YDS / 6 TD / 69.4 YPG / 5.2 YPC 14 REC / 81 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 6.2 REC YPG
KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	53 REC / 673 YDS / 4 TD / 51.8 YPG
Adisa Isaac	DL	38 TKL / 14 TFL / 7.5 SACK
Abdul Carter	LB	49 TKL / 4 TFL / 4.5 SACK / 1 INT
Kevin Winston Jr.	DB	59 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Curtis Jacobs	LB	49 TKL / 7 TFL / 2.5 SACK

West Virginia 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Garrett Greene	QB	2,406 YDS (53.1%) / 16 TD / 4 INT 772 RUSH YDS / 13 RUSH TD / 59.4 RUSH YPG
CJ Donaldson	RB	798 YDS / 11 TD / 61.4 YPG / 4.7 YPC
Jahiem White	RB	842 YDS / 4 TD / 64.8 YPG / 7.7 YPC 5 REC / 125 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 9.6 REC YPG
Hudson Clement	WR	22 REC / 480 YDS / 4 TD / 36.9 YPG
Lee Kpogba	LB	96 TKL / 5 TFL / 3 SACK
Beanie Bishop	DB	67 TKL / 0 TFL / 4 INT / 4 PD
Anthony Wilson	DB	73 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Aubrey Burks	DB	45 TKL / 3 TFL / 1.5 SACK / 2 INT