Penn State vs. Kent State Odds - College Football Week 4 Lines

Penn State Nittany Lions CFB Week 4 Betting Lines

Since their Week 1 blowout road win over the West Virginia Mountaineers, the Penn State Nittany Lions have been on the top of many betting lists. Penn State is always considered a notch below Ohio State and Michigan, but that may be ending in 2024. The Nittany Lions have flashed explosiveness that has been missing in recent campaigns. This week, Penn State is fresh off a bye week and will host the Kent State Golden Flashes in their final tune-up before Big Ten play opens next week against Illinois. Outmanned Kent State is a large road dog.

College Football Week 4 Betting Lines

Kent State Golden Flashes +49.5

Penn State Nittany Lions -49.5

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Penn State Nittany Lions Weekly Matchup

In Week 4 college football action, on Saturday, September 21, 2024, the Penn State Nittany Lions will host the Kent State Golden Flashes at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA. Kickoff time is set for 3:30 p.m. ET, and television coverage will be on BTN.

Penn State is a massive betting on college football using crypto choice by the masses based on its power brand at home against a weak MAC team.

Last game, the Kent State Golden Flashes lost 71-0 against the Tennessee Volunteers as 49.5-point road dogs. The game went over the total of 62.5. Kent State has a record of 0-3 straight up, 0-3 against the spread and 2-1 over/under the total. Kent State ranks 133rd for total offense, 122nd for passing, 131st for rushing, and 126th for scoring. Defensively they rank 133rd overall, 121st against the pass, 133rd against the rush, and 133rd for points allowed. Also, Kent State ranks 77th for fewest turnovers lost and 103rd for takeaways.

Penn State Nittany Lions Weekly Recap

Last game, the Penn State Nittany Lions won 34-27 against the Bowling Green Falcons as 34-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 51.5. Penn State has a record of 2-0 straight up, 1-1 against the spread, and 1-1 over/under the total. Penn State ranks 32nd for total offense, 76th for passing, 22nd for rushing and 45th for scoring. Defensively they rank 57th overall, 72nd against the pass, 35th against the rush, and 55th for points allowed. Also, Penn State ranks 46th for fewest turnovers lost and 47th for takeaways.

Drew Allar threw for two touchdowns and ran for another TD, and Penn State’s defense clamped down after a rough first half to push the Nittany Lions past Bowling Green 34-27.

Nick Singleton scored twice, Omari Evans caught a touchdown pass, and Sander Sahaydak kicked two field goals for Penn State, which trailed at halftime after a gritty Bowling Green team exposed it. The Nittany Lions allowed 24 or more points just twice in the regular season last year but couldn’t stop the Falcons early on Saturday. Led by quarterback Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green scored on four of its six first-half possessions to take a 24-20 lead.

Home fans booed the Nittany Lions off the field.

And the Falcons’ halftime lead wasn’t big enough, especially after Penn State’s defense found its rhythm in the second half.

It forced three straight punts before intercepting Bazelak to end the Falcons’ next two drives in the fourth quarter.

Meanwhile, Penn State took the lead for good when Allar found Singleton over the middle for a 14-yard touchdown midway through the third.

Singleton scored again on a 41-yard sprint with 4:09 remaining to give the Nittany Lions some breathing room.

The Falcons picked to finish third in the Mid-American Conference, went right at the Nittany Lions. Bazelak hit Harold Fannin for a 6-yard touchdown for the first time in 29 games. Penn State allowed a touchdown on an opponent’s opening possession.

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The Penn State Nittany Lions have a troubled history of triumph and tragedy. And most of it is tied to the late head coach Joe Paterno.

Penn State won its only two national championships under Paterno in 1982 and 1986. Additionally, the Nittany Lions had three other unclaimed nattys under Joe Pa. Paterno won four Big Ten titles after moving his program into that league after decades in independent status.

Paterno went 409-136-3 at Penn State but was forced out in disgrace. In 2011, Penn State had a sexual abuse scandal blow up on the national news. It regarded former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky raping boys.

Paterno admitted he should have done more about the situation when he learned of it. Although he reported what he knew to his superiors, he did not follow up. A cover-up ensued, and Paterno’s career and reputation were ruined.

Great former Penn State players include John Cappelletti, Mike Reid, Chuck Fusina, Kerry Collins, LaVar Arrington, Shane Conlan, Jack Ham, Lydell Mitchell, Curt Warner, and Larry Johnson.

The Nittany Lions have had a long tradition of being “Linebacker U.” Penn State has been a perennial power in that position.

Since 2014, James Franklin has been the head coach of the Nittany Lions. He led Penn State to the 2016 Big Ten title and won the Rose Bowl in the 2022 season. Penn State has finished in the Top Ten four times under Franklin. Still, Nittany Lion fans want more, and Franklin continues to frustrate them with seasons that are often close but with no cigar.

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