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A pair of excellent wideouts will be on display when Tyler Warren and the Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) take on Pat Bryant and the Illinois Fighting Illini (4-0) on Saturday, September 28, 2024.
The Nittany Lions are very big favorites (currently -17.5) in their game versus the Fighting Illini, with the over/under being 47.5 points. (In terms of the moneyline, the Nittany Lions are -1010 and the Fighting Illini are +637.)
Read on for our preview for this season, and uncover all of our betting picks here, too!
Penn State -17.5 vs. Illinois
Penn State vs. Illinois Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Nittany Lions (-17.5)
- Moneyline: Nittany Lions (-1010), Fighting Illini (+637)
- Total: 47.5 points
- TV Channel: NBC
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Penn State vs. Illinois Betting Stats and Info
The Nittany Lions have won twice against the spread (in three opportunities). In two games when favored by 17.5 points or more, the Nittany Lions have beaten the spread only once. Penn State is 3-0 in the three games this season it has been moneyline favorites. Illinois has won twice against the spread so far this season (2-0-1). This is the third game this year Illinois is the moneyline underdog, after won both of the games.
Penn State vs. Illinois Key Players
Penn State Nittany Lions
- Drew Allar has 729 yards through the air (243 per game) and a 70.7% completion percentage (41-for-58), flinging eight touchdown passes and one interception. He also has 77 rushing yards on 18 attempts (with two touchdowns).
- Nicholas Singleton has taken 37 attempts for a team-high 314 rushing yards (104.7 YPG) and two touchdowns. He’s also caught four passes for 49 yards with two touchdowns through the air.
- Kaytron Allen has 187 rushing yards on 35 carries.
- Warren has 16 receptions for a team-high 226 yards (75.3 per game) and two touchdowns.
- Omari Evans has eight catches for 205 yards (68.3 per game) and two touchdowns.
- Harrison Wallace III has caught eight passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 48.7 yards per game.
- Zane Durant has one sack to lead the team, and has also racked up one TFL and six tackles.
- Over the course of the current campaign, Jaylen Reed has collected 22 tackles and one TFL and leads the team in tackles.
- This season Elliot Washington II leads the team with one interception and has added one pass defended.
Illinois Fighting Illini
- Luke Altmyer has 862 passing yards (215.5 per game) and a 71.4% completion percentage, throwing 10 touchdown passes and zero interceptions. He also has 58 rushing yards on 24 carries, averaging 14.5 yards per game.
- Kaden Feagin has rushed for a team-high 242 yards on 54 carries (60.5 yards per game) and three touchdowns.
- Aidan Laughery has 119 yards on 18 carries (29.8 yards per game).
- Bryant has racked up 20 catches for 309 yards, best on his team, and six touchdowns. He averages 77.3 receiving yards per game.
- Zakhari Franklin has also chipped in with 243 yards on 21 catches. He has been targeted 29 times and averages 60.8 receiving yards.
- Collin Dixon has caught five passes on seven targets for 68 yards.
- Alec Bryant has two sacks to lead the team, and has also collected two TFL and three tackles.
- Dylan Rosiek’s 14 tackles, one TFL, and one sack make him the team’s tackle leader.
- Xavier Scott has a team-high three interceptions and has tacked on 10 tackles, one TFL, one sack, and three passes defended in four games this season.