Though they’re separated by just below 200 miles, when No. 14 Penn State (7-2) and Maryland (6-3) meet Saturday in Beaver Stadium, it’s going to solely be the ninth assembly all-time between the 2 applications.
The Nittany Lions, recent off a dominant win over Indiana led by their swarming protection and freshmen operating again duo of Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton, nonetheless have a possibility to compete in a New Yr’s Six Bowl sport if they’ll win out.
In the meantime, the Maryland Terrapins are nonetheless seeking a signature win this season. They fell to Wisconsin final week, however are already bowl-eligible and need to clinch a season with eight or extra wins for the primary time since becoming a member of the Large Ten. The Terps completed 7-6 final season.
Oddsmakers favor Penn State forward of this sport. Penn State is listed as 10.5-point dwelling favorites vs. Maryland at BetMGM. Within the collection historical past, the Terps have been favored as soon as towards Penn State, again in 2016 as one-point favorites in Beaver Stadium. The Nittany Lions crushed the Terps, 38-14.
General, Penn State holds a 6-2 benefit because the groups first met in 2014, James Franklin’s first 12 months with the Nittany Lions and Maryland’s first 12 months within the Large Ten. The Terps surprised the Nittany Lions, 20-19, however thereafter Penn State would dominate the collection after, successful 5 straight matchups by a mean of 36.4 factors per sport. That features a 66-3 win in 2017 and a 59-0 win in 2019.
In opposition to the unfold, Penn State is 5-3 towards Maryland. The Nittany Lions didn’t cowl their first two matchups, however achieved the duvet in three of their final 4 matchups. For the second 12 months in a row, the Nittany Lions are double-digit favorites after being favored in Faculty Park by 10 factors final season.
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Within the earlier 4 matchups the place Penn State was favored by double-digits towards Maryland, solely as soon as did Penn state fail to cowl. That was in 2020 when the Nittany Lions have been overwhelming 27.5-point favorites and misplaced outright, 35-19, in an unpleasant pandemic season the place they completed 4-5.
After overlaying in 4 of their first 5 video games, together with their Large Ten opener towards No. 3 Michigan the place they entered the sport as 17-point underdogs, the Terrapins have dropped 4 straight Large Ten video games towards the unfold. Their final matchup towards Wisconsin led to a 13-point loss as five-point highway underdogs.
In the meantime, Sean Clifford and the Nittany Lions have now coated in three straight video games after overlaying the 13.5-point unfold towards Indiana this previous weekend.
In Penn State’s six wins, their common margin of victory is 33.2 per sport. Historical past says to again the Nittany Lions as 10.5-point favorites, even with Maryland taking part in Michigan shut and the Nittany Lions dropping by 24 within the Large Home.
MAR: +300
PSU: +375
Betting line: PSU -10.5; O/U: 59.5
*Penn State is 6-3 towards the unfold in 2022, whereas Maryland is 4-5 ATS.
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