In the wonderful land of odds, Penn State is a huge favorite over Kent State in this Saturday’s matchup at Beaver Stadium.
Per DraftKings Sportsbook’s odds, Penn State is favored to beat Kent State by seven touchdowns.
Yes, seven touchdowns.
Now, cynics will point to Penn State struggling against Bowling Green in Week 2 as evidence that this game might not be as easy as people think, and that’s not entirely invalid. Penn State came into that game as a 34.5-point favorite and won by seven.
At the same time, there’s a chance Kent State is the worst team in the country.
Kent State is 0-3.
In two of its losses, at Pitt week one and at Tennessee this past Saturday night, Kent State has been out scored 126-24. Its other loss was close, but equally embarrassing considering it came against FCS St. Francis at home. Anything can happen in college football but all signs point to this being one of the most lopsided Penn State games of the James Franklin era.
Penn State is 1-1 against the spread so far, easily covering a -7.5-point spread at West Virginia in a 34-12 win.
PSU didn’t come close to covering against Bowling Green.
Winning by 49+ against any opponent is difficult but Penn State has done it before. Most recently, the team beat Delaware by 56 last season and UMass by 63 later in the year.
In other Big Ten games, Nebraska is favored by nine against Illinois, Indiana is favored by 28 against Charlotte, Iowa is a 2.5-point road favorite at Minnesota, UCLA is a 22.5-point underdog at LSU, Ohio State is a 39.5-point favorite against Marshall— which, for some reason, is FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff game—, Washington is a 10.5-point favorite over Northwestern, USC is a 5.5-point road favorite at Michigan, Michigan State is a 6.5-point underdog at Boston College and Purdue is a 6-point underdog at Oregon State.
