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Closing number

Spread
PSU -3
NU +3
Open –
Total
Over 46.5
Under 46.5

Source: DraftKings.

PSU 13, NU 34. NU covered by 24, over by 0.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

Spread1 capper on Northwestern
Penn St 01 Northwestern
Moneyline1 capper on Northwestern
Penn St 01 Northwestern

Each capper counts once. See their picks

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Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 3 common opponents
Opponent Penn St Northwestern
Nebraska
W 37-10 home
+27 · -7.5 Covered
L 21-28 away
-7 · +7.5 Covered
Oregon
L 24-30 home
-6 · -4.5 Didn't cover
L 14-34 home
-20 · +24.5 Covered
UCLA
L 37-42 away
-5 · -24.5 Didn't cover
W 17-14 home
+3 · -6.5 Didn't cover

Against 3 common opponents: Penn St won by 5.3 on average, 1-2 against the spread. Northwestern lost by 8.0 on average, 2-1 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Penn St1 Northwestern
Northwestern +2.51
Dave Portnoy *Line +2.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:20 PM ET · Flat record 32-34-1, -4.9u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
0 Penn St1 Northwestern
Northwestern1
Tom Fornelli Price +130 · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 1 1:48 PM ET · Flat record 41-48-1, -3.5u · Original post

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Penn State WLWLLL

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road0-2 0%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As favorite2-3 40%Small sample
Last 51-4 20%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Northwestern WWWWL

ATSTotals
All games4-1 80%Small sample5-0 100% overSmall sample
Home3-1 75%Small sample4-0 100% overSmall sample
As underdog2-0 100%Small sample
Last 54-1 80%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 2, 2026PSU 13, NU 34PSU -3NU covered46.5Over
Oct 11, 2025NU 22, PSU 21PSU -20.5NU covered46.5Under
Sep 30, 2023PSU 41, NU 13PSU -27PSU covered48Over
Oct 1, 2022NU 7, PSU 17PSU -25NU covered50Under

Penn State 1-3 ATS in these meetings. 4 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2022-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

PSUNU
3-3Record4-1
2-4Against the spread4-1
3-3Over-under5-0
-4.4Avg cover margin+13.5
30.5Points per game35.4
18.5Points allowed16.2
5.91Yards per play6.88
392.8Yards per game437.4
4.10Rush yards per carry5.20
63.2Completion %70.2
36.1Third down %40.4
+6Turnover margin+8
8Sacks allowed9
42.7Penalty yards per game61.8

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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