Is Penn State NCAAF Football Spread Bet Worthy?

Yes, the game is only against Youngstown State, a Division 1-AA team from the Missouri Valley Conference, but make no mistake, football handicappers will be watching to see if Penn State is NCAAF football spread worthy for future bets when they turn on their televisions and check out the Nittany Lions against the Penguins on September 4th.

There are a lot of questions surrounding Penn State this season.  Most of them stem from the fact that Joe Pa is yet a year older and that Penn State appears to be in the midst of a rebuilding phase. 

How Penn State fairs against Youngstown State on Saturday could really help sports handicappers in regards to their future NCAAF football predictions involving the Nittany Lions this season. 

Youngstown State Penguins vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

Where:  Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
When:  September 4th, 2010 at 12:00 pm EST
TV:  Big 10 Network

The odds makers haven’t created a betting line for this game, and won’t, because Youngstown State doesn’t play in Division-1A.  They’re a sub-division team meaning that they are on Penn State’s schedule only because the Nittany Lions want to start out the season on a high-note.

Penn State should destroy Youngstown State, no doubt, but that’s not what should matter to NCAAF football handicapping spread players.  Penn State begins their season with a freshman QB, Robert Bolden, under center.  The Nittany Lions have also been chosen by many college football experts to finish 4th or worse in the Big 10 this season.

The Nittany Lions face #1 ranked Alabama on September 11th and then plays a tough Temple team at home before facing #9 ranked Iowa and #2 ranked Ohio State on the road later on in their schedule. That’s a veritable gauntlet for the Nittany Lions.

So, sports gamblers should pay attention to how the Nittany Lions beat up the Penguins this Saturday not whether or no they do it.  Penn State had offensive line issues in 2009.  The offensive line should be much more solid this season meaning that RB Evan Royster shouldn’t have to make his own holes on Saturday.  Sports gamblers should watch to see if Penn State’s offensive line creates huge truck like holes for Royster to run through.  If Royster ends up in the Penguins’ secondary on almost every carry, then consider Penn State’s offensive line much improved.

Also, football handicappers should pay attention as to what passes QB Robert Bolden throws in this game.  Joe Pa is going to use this game as a warm-up for next week’s battle against the Crimson Tide.  Whether Bolden is sharp or not might help sports gamblers when they try to determine the best team to back when the NCAAF football game spread comes out for next week’s game against Alabama.

So even though the odds makers haven’t created a college football spread for Penn State’s game this Saturday, there are reasons to watch the game and to study the stats after the game.

It will only help football handicappers when they make their NCAAF football game spread predictions on Penn State games in the future.

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Sources:  espn.com, usatoday.com