Penn State vs. Nevada Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 30, 2025

Updated Aug. 30, 2025 3:04 p.m. ET

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The Nevada Wolf Pack (0-0) will look to defy oddsmakers when they take on the No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0) on Saturday, August 30, 2025 as an overwhelming 42.5-point underdog. The game has a point total set at 54.5.

The Nittany Lions went 13-3 last season and lost the Orange Bowl - Semifinal. They scored 33.1 points per game (28th in college football) and allowed 16.5 (eighth). A year ago, the Wolf Pack failed to qualify for a bowl game after finishing 3-10 during the regular season. On offense they averaged 23.1 points per game (105th in college football), and they conceded 28.8 per game (93rd in college football) on defense.

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Penn State vs. Nevada Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania
TV: CBS
Live Box Score on FOX Sports

Penn State vs Nevada Betting Information updated as of August 30, 2025, 2:45 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Penn State	-42.5 (-110)	-100000	+2750	54.5	-112	-108

Penn State vs. Nevada Prediction

Pick ATS: Nevada (+42.5)
Pick OU: Under (54.5)
Prediction: Penn State 46, Nevada 5

Predictions are made by the Data Skrive betting model.

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Penn State vs. Nevada Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Nittany Lions 48, Wolf Pack 6.
The Nittany Lions have a 99.9% chance to win this contest per the moneyline's implied probability. The Wolf Pack have a 3.5% implied probability.
Penn State covered eight times in 16 games with a spread last season.
Nevada won six games against the spread last year, failing to cover seven times.

Penn State vs. Nevada: 2024 Stats Comparison

	Penn State	Nevada
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	33.1 (5)	23.1 (98)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	16.5 (20)	28.8 (101)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	15 (33)	15 (33)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	26 (9)	13 (103)

Penn State 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Drew Allar	QB	3,327 YDS (66.5%) / 24 TD / 8 INT 302 RUSH YDS / 6 RUSH TD / 18.9 RUSH YPG
Nicholas Singleton	RB	1,099 YDS / 12 TD / 68.7 YPG / 6.4 YPC 41 REC / 375 REC YDS / 5 REC TD / 25 REC YPG
Tyler William Warren	TE	104 REC / 1,233 YDS / 8 TD / 77.1 YPG
Kaytron Allen	RB	1,108 YDS / 8 TD / 69.3 YPG / 5 YPC 18 REC / 153 REC YDS / 2 REC TD / 11.8 REC YPG
Abdul Carter	DL	55 TKL / 18 TFL / 12 SACK
Jaylen Reed	DB	73 TKL / 2 TFL / 3 SACK / 3 INT
Zakee Wheatley	DB	74 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK / 3 INT
Dani Dennis-Sutton	DL	36 TKL / 9 TFL / 8.5 SACK / 1 INT

Nevada 2024 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Brendon Lewis	QB	2,290 YDS (67.4%) / 16 TD / 7 INT 775 RUSH YDS / 8 RUSH TD / 64.6 RUSH YPG
Jaden Smith	WR	62 REC / 849 YDS / 7 TD / 65.3 YPG
Savion Red	RB	687 YDS / 8 TD / 57.3 YPG / 5.8 YPC
Cortez Braham	WR	56 REC / 724 YDS / 4 TD / 55.7 YPG
Drue Watts	LB	60 TKL / 5 TFL / 1 SACK / 1 INT
Kitan Crawford	DB	50 TKL / 1 TFL / 2 INT / 2 PD
Tongiaki Mateialona	LB	47 TKL / 8 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Aedan Seiuli	DB	40 TKL / 2 TFL / 1 SACK