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Penn St. vs. Minnesota in BG1 battle
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty when the Golden Gophers visits conference rival Penn St. at Beaver Stadium Saturday.
Sporting a 4-0 overall record and a 1-0 mark within the conference, the Golden Gophers aim to knock the Nittany Lions (1-0 In the conference) for a loss.
Minnesota gets its chance to win as a road dog after the line opened with them as 1.5-point underdogs. They are 4-0 ATS, while the Nittany Lions are 1-3.
Minnesota won at home against the Boilermakers last game as 3.5-point favorites, tallying a score of 42-35.
Penn St. came back from a 23-17 score after three quarters to beat Northwestern last game. That rally, as 9-point favorites, gives them confidence heading into Saturday's game.
Penn St. knows that beating the Golden Gophers depends on stopping the run. Minnesota will hit them with a ground game that has averaged 326.5 yards per game this season, #1 in the league.
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty when the Golden Gophers visits conference rival Penn St. at Beaver Stadium Saturday.
Sporting a 4-0 overall record and a 1-0 mark within the conference, the Golden Gophers aim to knock the Nittany Lions (1-0 In the conference) for a loss.
Minnesota gets its chance to win as a road dog after the line opened with them as 1.5-point underdogs. They are 4-0 ATS, while the Nittany Lions are 1-3.
Minnesota won at home against the Boilermakers last game as 3.5-point favorites, tallying a score of 42-35.
Penn St. came back from a 23-17 score after three quarters to beat Northwestern last game. That rally, as 9-point favorites, gives them confidence heading into Saturday's game.
Penn St. knows that beating the Golden Gophers depends on stopping the run. Minnesota will hit them with a ground game that has averaged 326.5 yards per game this season, #1 in the league.