10-ranked Penn State hopes to bounce back from their first loss of the season when the Nittany Lions take on the Indiana Hoosiers on Saturday. The Lions fell to 3-Ohio State in Columbus in College Football Week 8.
Will Penn State bounce back with an impressive win and cover? Or will Indiana keep any loss to within the spread line?
Check out the lines on College Football that MyBookie has for this game, plus the betting analysis and free pick for Indiana Hoosiers versus Penn State Nittany Lions.
Indiana vs Penn State Odds and Betting Prediction for the Game | MyBookie Week 9 Regular Season Preview
17 Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions | NCAAF Week 9
ATS Odds: Penn State -31
Money Line Odds: No ML
Over/Under Odds: 44.5
Saturday, October 28th at 12:00 pm ET | CBS / Paramount +
Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA
Why Bet on Indiana versus Penn State
Although the Hoosiers have almost zero chance of winning straight up, Indiana gets to work with 31 points. The Hoosiers only lost to Ohio State by 16 in a 23-7 defeat.
Indiana hung with Louisville in a 21-14 loss. Maryland beat Indiana 44-17 and Rutgers beat the Hoosiers 31-14. The only team Indiana fell against that covered a 31-point type spread was Michigan, the second ranked team in the nation.
If the Hoosiers could do enough to lose to Ohio State by only 16 and Louisville by just 7, Indiana can definitely keep any loss to Penn State at less than 31 points.
Indiana Hoosiers Offensive Averages
- Total Yards: 311.7
- Passing Yards: 198.0
- Rushing Yards: 113.7
- Points Scored: 17.9
- Turnovers: 5
Indiana Hoosiers Defensive Averages
- Total Yards: 369.0
- Passing Yards: 191.7
- Rushing Yards: 177.3
- Points Scored: 29.3
- Takeaways: 6
Why Bet on Penn State versus Indiana
It took a team like the third ranked Buckeyes to hand Penn State their first loss of the season. The Nittany Lions played Ohio State tough.
The Lions entered halftime versus the Buckeyes down by four points, 10 to 6. After a third quarter where neither squad scored, Ohio State pulled away by scoring 10 to Penn State’s 6 in the fourth.
Penn State’s defense got tired. It makes sense why because although Drew Allar is a good quarterback, he’s just a freshman. Allar didn’t throw a pick, which tells us he played a decent game.
Penn State Nittany Lions Offensive Averages
- Total Yards: 400.0
- Passing Yards: 218.7
- Rushing Yards: 181.3
- Points Scored: 39.7
- Turnovers: 3
Penn State Nittany Lions Defensive Averages
- Total Yards: 218.7
- Passing Yards: 147.0
- Rushing Yards: 71.7
- Points Scored: 9.7
- Takeaways: 7
Penn State versus Indiana Final Betting Prediction
We should expect the Nittany Lions to unleash Allar against Indiana. So far, Penn State’s coaches have called plays that keep Drew out of harm’s way. But the Hoosiers are a different team than Ohio State. So opening the playbook, and allowing Allar to let loose, could lead to a Penn State win and cover.
Allar went 18-of-42 for 191 yards and a TD versus Ohio State. Not throwing a pick was positive but averaging just 4.5 yards per completion was a disaster.
More importantly, because Penn State had yet to allow Allar to take chances, Ohio State concentrated on stopping the rush, which is why the Lions averaged 1.9 yards per carry.
Penn State head coach James Franklin knows that he must allow Allar to develop into a legit passing quarterback, which means Frankling and the coaching staff can’t continue to handle Drew with kid’s gloves.
Allar will throw bombs on Saturday. The Nittany Lions D will hold the Hoosiers to 0 to 3 points and the Penn State Nittany Lions cover the massive spread.
NCAAF Week 9 Pick: Penn State | Bet Indiana vs. Penn State Today
MyBookie Betting Lines for the Game
Indiana Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10/21/23 | vs RUTG | L31-14 |
| 10/14/23 | @ MICH | L52-7 |
| 9/30/23 | @ MD | L44-17 |
| 9/23/23 | vs AKR | 29-27 OT |
| 9/16/23 | vs LOU | L21-14 |
Penn State Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10/21/23 | @ OSU | L20-12 |
| 10/14/23 | vs MASS | W63-0 |
| 9/30/23 | @ NU | W41-13 |
| 9/23/23 | vs IOWA | W31-0 |
| 9/16/23 | @ ILL | W30-13 |
NCAAF Week 9: Indiana at Penn State Betting Trends
- Over is 8-3 in Indiana’s last 11 games
- Under is 3-8 in Indiana’s last 11 overall but 2-1 in Indiana’s last 3
- Under is 5-8 in Penn State’s last 13 games
- Over is 0-2 in Penn State’s last 2 home games
- Indiana is 0-4 ATS in their last 4
- Penn State is 6-1 ATS this season
- Indiana has won twice against the spread this year.
- Indiana is winless ATS (0-1) when playing as at least 31-point underdogs this season.
- Indiana has played six games this year, and four of them have gone over the total.
- Penn State’s record against the spread is 5-1-0.
- Penn State has yet to lose ATS (1-0) as a 31-point favorite or greater this year.
- Out of six Penn State games so far this season, three have gone over the total.
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