Penn State vs. Northwestern Prediction, Odds, Picks - September 30

Updated Sep. 29, 2023 9:06 a.m. ET

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The No. 6 Penn State Nittany Lions (4-0) visit the Northwestern Wildcats (2-2) on Saturday, September 30, 2023 in a matchup between Big Ten foes at Ryan Field. Northwestern is a 26.5-point underdog. The game's point total is 46.

Last time out, the Nittany Lions defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, with 31-0 being the final score. The Wildcats beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 37-34, in their last game.

Penn State vs. Northwestern Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET
Location: Ryan Field in Evanston, Illinois
TV: BTN
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Penn State vs Northwestern Betting Information updated as of September 29, 2023, 8:45 AM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Penn State	-26.5 (-111)	-7273	+1750	46	-109	-111

Penn State vs. Northwestern Prediction

Pick ATS: Northwestern (+26.5)
Pick OU: Push
Prediction: Penn State 29, Northwestern 17

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Penn State vs. Northwestern Betting Insights

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the game is Nittany Lions 36, Wildcats 10.
The Nittany Lions have a 98.6% chance to collect the win in this game per the moneyline's implied probability. The Wildcats have a 5.4% implied probability.
Penn State has covered three times in three matchups with a spread this season.
Northwestern has won two games against the spread this season.

Penn State vs. Northwestern: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Penn State	Northwestern
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	40.5 (17)	24.0 (91)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	8.8 (4)	25.8 (76)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	0 (1)	4 (30)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	11 (2)	4 (97)

Penn State 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Drew Allar	QB	903 YDS (67.2%) / 8 TD / 0 INT 74 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / 18.5 RUSH YPG
Nicholas Singleton	RB	203 YDS / 5 TD / 50.8 YPG / 3.8 YPC 7 REC / 72 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 18.0 REC YPG
KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	21 REC / 286 YDS / 3 TD / 71.5 YPG
Kaytron Allen	RB	280 YDS / 2 TD / 70.0 YPG / 4.4 YPC
Curtis Jacobs	LB	14 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Adisa Isaac	DE	8 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK
Dominic DeLuca	LB	5 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK / 1 INT
Abdul Carter	LB	7 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK / 1 INT

Northwestern 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Ben Bryant	QB	804 YDS (59.6%) / 6 TD / 3 INT -19 RUSH YDS / 1 RUSH TD / -4.8 RUSH YPG
Bryce Kirtz	WR	17 REC / 274 YDS / 2 TD / 68.5 YPG
A.J. Henning	WR	16 REC / 111 YDS / 2 TD / 27.8 YPG
Cam Porter	RB	203 YDS / 1 TD / 50.8 YPG / 4.1 YPC 10 REC / 49 REC YDS / 0 REC TD / 12.3 REC YPG
Bryce Gallagher	LB	36 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Xander Mueller	LB	21 TKL / 2.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK / 1 INT
Rod Heard	DB	18 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Devin Turner	DB	19 TKL / 0.0 TFL