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Sat Oct 17 · 3:30 PMMichigan StadiumCBS

The number

Spread
PSU +6.5 -110
MICH -6.5 -110
First seen Fri 1:50 PM MICH -6.5
Fair, no vig: PSU -100 / MICH -100 (hold 4.8%)
Best: PSU +6.5 -108 at BetMGM; MICH -6.5 +100 at theScore Bet
Total
Over 42.5 -110
Under 42.5 -110
First seen Fri 1:50 PM 42.5
Fair, no vig: O -100 / U -100 (hold 4.8%)
Best: O 41.5 -115 at theScore Bet; U 42.5 -106 at FanDuel
Moneyline
PSU +191
MICH -235
First seen Fri 1:50 PM MICH -235
Fair, no vig: PSU +204 / MICH -204 (hold 4.5%)
Best: PSU +200 at Hard Rock Bet; MICH -210 at theScore Bet

Updated Fri 2 PM ET Consensus of 9 US books: the line most books are dealing, with the middle price. Lines move. Check your book before you bet. Fair odds strip out the book's cut so you can see the price the market really implies.

Every book (9)
BookPSUMICHOverUnderPSU MLMICH ML
DraftKings+6.5-110-6.5-110o42.5-108u42.5-112+190-230
FanDuel+6.5-110-6.5-110o42.5-114u42.5-106+190-235
BetMGM+6.5-108-6.5-110o42.5-108u42.5-110+190-235
Caesars+6.5-110-6.5-109o42.5-112u42.5-108+191-235
theScore Bet+6.5-120-6.5+100o41.5-115u41.5-105+175-210
BetRivers+6.5-110-6.5-113o42.5-112u42.5-110+200-265
Hard Rock Bet+6.5-110-6.5-110o42.5-110u42.5-110+200-250
Bally Bet+6.5-109-6.5-112o42.5-110u42.5-109+200-250
betPARX+6.5-109-6.5-112o42.5-110u42.5-109+200-250

Highlighted: the best number on each side. Legal US sportsbooks only.

Line movement

-5-6-7-8key 7First seen Fri 1:50 PMNow
MICH line, first number we saw to now. Dashed lines are key numbers.
41424344First seen Fri 1:50 PMNow
Total, first number we saw to now.

Betting form, 2026

Penn State WLWLLL

ATSTotals
All games2-4 33%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road0-2 0%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As underdog0-1 0%Small sample
Last 51-4 20%Small sample

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

Michigan LWWLL

ATSTotals
All games2-3 40%Small sample1-4 20% overSmall sample
Home2-2 50%Small sample1-3 25% overSmall sample
As favorite1-3 25%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

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

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Nov 11, 2023MICH 24, PSU 15MICH -4MICH covered44.5Under
Oct 15, 2022PSU 17, MICH 41MICH -7MICH covered49Over
Nov 13, 2021MICH 21, PSU 17MICH -2.5MICH covered48.5Under
Nov 28, 2020PSU 27, MICH 17PKPSU covered56.5Under
Oct 19, 2019MICH 21, PSU 28PSU -7.5MICH covered56.5Under

Penn State 1-4 ATS in these meetings. 5 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

PSUMICH
3-3Record3-2
2-4Against the spread2-3
3-3Over-under1-4
-4.4Avg cover margin-6.3
30.5Points per game23.0
18.5Points allowed15.8
5.91Yards per play5.25
392.8Yards per game315.8
4.10Rush yards per carry3.80
63.2Completion %59.0
36.1Third down %40.7
+6Turnover margin+1
8Sacks allowed8
42.7Penalty yards per game66.4

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

What the public cappers like

Spread
0 Penn St1 Michigan
Michigan -6.51
Dave Portnoy*Line -6.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · Posted Oct 15 4:01 PM ET · No graded picks yet · Original post
Total
No picks
Moneyline
No picks

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

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