Penn State Nittany Lions vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction & Picks - NCAA
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by Matt Lowrimore | in NCAA Picks
A full day of college football is set to take place on Saturday, including a matchup between the Nevada Wolfpack, out of the Mountain West, and the 2nd-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions, out of the Big Ten. Let's take a look at the match statistics and predictions for this game between the Wolfpack and the Nittany Lions.
Nevada enters this game after a terrible season in 2024-2025, finishing with an overall record of 3-10 and 0-7 in the Mountain West. The Wolfpack ended the season losing six straight games and were 1-5 on the road over six games.
As for Penn State, they enter this game after a largely successful season, finishing with a record of 13-3 in 2024-2025 and 8-1 in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions made an appearance in the Big Ten Championship game, but lost to Oregon by a score of 45-37. Penn State made up for this in the College Football Playoff by beating SMU 38-10 in the first round and Boise State 31-14 in the quarterfinals. Eventually, the Nittany Lions lost to Notre Dame in the semifinals by a score of 27-24.
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Penn State Nittany Lions - Nevada Wolf Pack Key Points
- The Wolfpack has had three straight losing seasons
- The Wolfpack lost by an average margin of 11.4 points per game last season
- The Nittany Lions won by an average margin of 21.8 points per game last season
- The Nittany Lions were 7-1 SU at home last season
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Our Penn State Nittany Lions vs Nevada Wolf Pack Prediction
Penn State has high hopes this season and, as a result, is the #2-ranked team in the country. The Nittany Lions are significant favorites in this matchup and rightly so, as the Wolfpack have been a bad team for years. Nevada has had three straight losing seasons, where they failed to win more than three games.
That being said, the Wolfpack were fairly competitive last season, losing by an average margin of 11.4 points per game. Albeit, Nevada did not play teams like Penn State on a weekly basis, which is better than them in every way.
Further, while the Nittany Lions had an excellent record, they had plenty of close calls last season, winning their games by an average margin of 21.8 points per game. Just once did Penn State win by more than 45 points, so while they are expected to compete for a National Championship, they may not start this game as fast as expected. For that reason, our Nevada Wolfpack vs Penn State Nittany Lions prediction is: Nevada Wolfpack +44.5.All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
