Penn St Nittany Lions vs. Purdue Boilermakers Pick Prediction College Football Odds Preview 11-16-2013

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The Purdue Boilermakers will travel in Big Ten conference action as they face the Penn St Nittany Lions in an NCAA college football game set for Saturday afternoon.

Start time from Penn St is set for 12PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by Big Ten Network.


The odds from this college football game has the home side Penn St Nittany Lions favored by -21 ½ points with a total of 45 points.

Purdue has lost seven straight to fall to 1-8 after a 38-14 home defeat last week to the Iowa Hawkeyes as a +16 ½ point underdog. The game total landed at over 44 points.

The Boilermakers offense produced 266 yards with 53 running for 2 yards a carry. Danny Etling hit on 15 of 28 passes for 145 yards with a touchdown. Each team had one turnover. On defense Purdue allowed Iowa 509 offensive yards with 318 running for 6 yards per attempt.

Penn St falls to 5-4 this season following a 24-10 road defeat to the Minnesota Golden Gophers as a +2 ½ point underdog. The game total came under 47 ½ points.

The Nittany Lions amassed 353 yards with 190 running for over 5 yards a carry. Christian Hackenberg hit on 14 of 25 passes for 163 yards. Zach Zwinak rushed it 26 times for 150 yards and a touchdown. The team struggled sustaining drives as they go just 1 of 9 on third down. On defense Penn St allowed the Minnesota offense 381 yards with 195 running for over 4 yards per attempt.