Penn State vs. Minnesota Prediction, Odds, Picks - November 23, 2024

Updated Nov. 23, 2024 3:04 p.m. ET

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The No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (9-1), who have college football's sixth-ranked scoring defense, square off against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-4) and their 12th-ranked scoring defense on Saturday, November 23, 2024. The Nittany Lions are heavy, 11.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 45 for the contest.

Last time out, the Nittany Lions defeated the Purdue Boilermakers, with 49-10 being the final score. Facing the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in their last game, the Golden Gophers lost 26-19.

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Penn State vs. Minnesota Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota
TV: CBS
Live Box Score on FOX Sports

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Penn State vs Minnesota Betting Information updated as of November 23, 2024, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Penn State	-11.5 (-110)	-446	+341	45	-111	-109

Penn State vs. Minnesota Prediction

Pick ATS: Minnesota (+11.5)
Pick OU: Over (45)
Prediction: Penn State 27, Minnesota 18

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Penn State vs. Minnesota Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Nittany Lions 28, Golden Gophers 17.
The Nittany Lions have an 81.7% chance to claim victory in this meeting per the moneyline's implied probability. The Golden Gophers have a 22.7% implied probability.
Penn State has put together a 5-5-0 ATS record so far this year.
Minnesota has covered six times in 10 matchups with a spread this season.

Penn State vs. Minnesota: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Penn State	Minnesota
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	33 (32)	26.7 (83)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	13.6 (6)	17.7 (11)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	9 (22)	8 (13)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	12 (86)	20 (10)

Penn State 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Drew Allar	QB	2,253 YDS (71.9%) / 16 TD / 5 INT 194 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 19.4 RUSH YPG
Tyler Warren	TE	67 REC / 808 YDS / 5 TD / 80.8 YPG
Nicholas Singleton	RB	583 YDS / 4 TD / 58.3 YPG / 6.1 YPC 24 REC / 238 REC YDS / 4 REC TD / 23.8 REC YPG
Kaytron Allen	RB	654 YDS / 5 TD / 65.4 YPG / 4.7 YPC 12 REC / 104 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 11.6 REC YPG
Abdul Carter	DL	34 TKL / 12 TFL / 8 SACK
Jaylen Reed	DB	45 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 SACK / 3 INT
Kobe King	LB	36 TKL / 5 TFL / 3 SACK
Zakee Wheatley	DB	37 TKL / 1 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD

Minnesota 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Darius Taylor	RB	672 YDS / 9 TD / 67.2 YPG / 4.9 YPC 45 REC / 312 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 31.2 REC YPG
Max Brosmer	QB	2,251 YDS (67.1%) / 14 TD / 4 INT -28 RUSH YDS / 4 RUSH TD / -3.1 RUSH YPG
Daniel Jackson	WR	63 REC / 712 YDS / 3 TD / 71.2 YPG
Elijah Spencer	WR	39 REC / 482 YDS / 4 TD / 48.2 YPG
Cody Lindenberg	LB	71 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK / 1 INT
Ethan Robinson	DB	36 TKL / 3 TFL / 3 INT / 3 PD
Danny Striggow	DL	37 TKL / 3 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Jah Joyner	DL	27 TKL / 3 TFL / 4.5 SACK