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Date: Oct 9, 2008
   
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Penn State Nittany Lions (6-0) Wisconsin Badgers (3-2)
Saturday, October 11 - 8:00 PM EST on ABC

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Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Wisconsin Badgers

Oddsmakers currently have the Nittany Lions listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Badgers, while the game's total is sitting at 47.

Evan Royster ran for one touchdown to help Penn State beat Purdue 20-6 in Week 6.

The outcome was a push (14-point spread),while the combined score played UNDER the total of 58.

Wisconsin fell 20-17 to Ohio State in Week 6, as 2.5-point underdogs. The 37 points went UNDER the posted total of 44.5.

P.J. Hill had 63 yards rushing with a TD in the loss for Wisconsin.

The Nittany Lions on the offensive side of the football this season has proved to be one of the most productive rushing offenses in the nation, rolling up 256.7 yards per game, on 6.1 yards per carry. The passing game 243.0 yards per game, for a 44.8 ppg.

Penn State on the defensive side of the ball this year, allowing just 11.7 ppg and 250.3 yards of total offense. The team has been strong against the run (80.2 ypg) and with 17 sacks this season.

Wisconsin ground game 210.6 yards per game on 4.7 yards per carry. Defensively, Wisconsin against the pass (186.2 ypg), but opponents have had success running on Wisconsin (123.6 ypg).

Wisconsin leads the all-time series with Penn State by an 8-5 count. Penn State has won two of its five games at Camp Randall Stadium and captured the last meeting with Wisconsin, a 38-7 rout in Happy Valley a year ago.

A few trends to consider:
Penn State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Penn State is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Penn State's last 5 games when playing Wisconsin
Penn State is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Wisconsin
Wisconsin is 16-1 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wisconsin's last 5 games when playing Penn State
Wisconsin is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Penn State
Wisconsin is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
 

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