Week 2 slate
Week 2Sat, Sep 12 · 12:00 PM ETLincoln Financial Field, PhiladelphiaFinal
#16Penn State
PSU · 1-0
27
Final
Temple
TEM · 1-0
9
Final
Model called it
Spread
PSU -23.5
Moneyline
PSU -4000 / TEM +1400
Total
O/U 50.5
Weather
74.7°F · 5.8 mph · Partially cloudy
Venue
Lincoln Financial Field · Philadelphia
Kickoff
Sat, Sep 12 · 12:00 PM ET
Final
PSU 27 / TEM 9
From the booth
The model favored PSU to win, and the call landed.
Penn State comes in as a massive favorite with a 91% win probability, and you can see why. The Nittany Lions are ranked number sixteen in the AP poll, Vegas has them favoring by twenty-three and a half points, and the market is just not buying Temple's chances here. Temple's got to find a way to tighten up that defense, but this one looks like it's Penn State's game to lose.
Why the model leans PSU
- Favors Penn State: PSU+0.15Vegas point spread
- Favors Penn State: PSU+0.06Betting-market win probability
- Favors Penn State: PSU+0.01AP poll standing edge