PENN STATE @ PURDUE (PSU -28.5, 50.5)
PENN STATE -28.5
Under head coach James Franklin, Penn State has won 23 consecutive games as a double-digit favorite. In his career at Penn State and Vanderbilt, Franklin is a combined 72-4 SU and 42-27-2 ATS as a double-digit favorite. As a road favorite since 2020, Penn State is 13-3 SU and 12-4 ATS.
Purdue went back to Hudson Card at quarterback instead of my guy Ryan Browne. The result? The offense is garbage again - 20 points combined in the last two games. Purdue has lost 8 straight and is 1-7 ATS in those games. In 5 of them, the Boilermakers were double-digit underdogs. They failed to cover all five.
OREGON @ WISCONSIN (ORE -13.5, 51.5)
OREGON -13.5
This is the second time this season that Wisconsin has been a double-digit home underdog. In the previous 27 seasons combined, the Badgers were a double-digit home underdog just twice.
Since last year, Oregon is 7-1-1 ATS on the road. Head coach Dan Lanning is 12-2 SU and 10-3-1 ATS on the road, covering by nearly 7 points (6.6) per game. Even as a favorite of two touchdowns or more, Lanning is 23-0 SU and 16-7 ATS. This is not the Wisconsin of old, especially on defense.
SAM HOUSTON @ KENNESAW STATE (SH -18.5, 42.5)
SAM HOUSTON -18.5
How can a college football team get any worse than Kennesaw State? Well, first you pull a colossal upset of Liberty. Then, you fire your head coach. Then, you watch as half your team goes into the transfer portal long before the season ends.
Kennesaw State is 1-8 SU and 3-6 ATS in its first season in the FBS. Sam Houston, on the other hand, is enjoying its second season in the FBS. The Bearkats are 7-2 SU and in their last 12 games they are 8-4 ATS. Down 18 players, many of which are starters, Kennesaw State will be no match for Sam Houston today.
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