Penn State vs Rutgers 11/20/21 College Football Picks, Odds, Predictions
Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-5) vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-4)
November 20, 2021 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Penn State Nittany Lions -17.5 / Rutgers Scarlet Knights +17.5; Over/Under: -45.5
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The Penn State Nittany Lions meet the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the in week 12 Big Ten college football action from Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights will look to build on a 38-3 win over Indiana in their last game. Noah Vedral has thrown for 1,590 yards, 7 touchdowns and 5 interceptions on 60.5% passing while Isaih Pacheco has 554 rushing yards and 5 TDs to lead Penn State on the ground. Bo Melton leads the Rutgers receivers with 49 grabs for 523 yards and 3 TDs while another paid of receivers have 200+ receiving yards and another three have 100+ receiving yards this season. On defense, Olakunle Fatukasi has a team-high 81 total tackles as well as 3.5 sacks this season.
The Penn State Nittany Lions will be out to bounce back from a 21-17 loss to Michigan in their last game. Sean Clifford has thrown for 2,576 yards, 17 touchdowns and 6 interceptions on 62.7% passing while Keyvone Lee leads the Nittany Lions with 375 rushing yards and Noah Cain has 293 rushing yards and 4 scores this season. Jahan Dotson leads Penn State’s receivers with 80 catches for 993 yards and 9 scores while Parker Washingto has 590 receiving yards and KeAndre Lambert-Smith has 419 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Ellis Brooks has a team-high 85 total tackles and Ji’Ayir Brown has a team-high 4 interceptions this season.
Rutgers is 9-1 ATS in their last 10 road games and 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games as a road underdog while the under is 10-2 in their last 12 road games against a team with a winning home record. Penn State is 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall and 8-3 ATS in their last 11 conference games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games as a favorite.
I get why you could make a case for Rutgers here, but the Scarlet Knights have really fallen off since their strong start to the year despite the win against Indiana and while Penn State had that heartbreaking loss to Michigan, I think the Nittany Lions know what a flat performance against Rutgers would do. I look for Penn State to put their best foot forward and get themselves a win here. Give me the Nittany Lions laying the points here.
