First look: Maryland at Penn State odds and lines

The Maryland Terrapins (4-7, 1-7 Big Ten) and No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions (10-1, 7-1) meet to close out their 2024 regular seasons Saturday. Kickoff from Beaver Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we look at Maryland vs. Penn State odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds before making our expert college football picks and predictions later in the week.

Maryland lost 29-13 as a 4.5-point underdog at the Iowa Hawkeyes Saturday. The Terrapins were outgained 349-227 in total yards and also turned the ball over twice in the loss. The defense struggled also, allowing 273 rushing yards at the Terps suffered a fourth consecutive loss.

Penn State enters after narrowly escaping with a 26-25 win at the Minnesota Golden Gophers Saturday. The Nittany Lions failed to cover 11.5-point favorites vs. Minnesota. Penn State forced 2 turnovers, but the offense only converted 1 of 11 third-down attempts, which helped the Golden Gophers keep it close. QB Drew Allar threw for 244 yards with a touchdown, ran in for TD and engineered a 12-play, 72-yard drive — including 2 fourth-down conversions — on the final possession to run out the clock.

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Maryland at Penn State odds

Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated Monday at 9:44 p.m. ET.

• Moneyline (ML): Maryland +1350 (bet $100 to win $1,350) | Penn State -5000 (bet $5,000 to win $100)
• Against the spread (ATS): Maryland +24.5 (-110) | Penn State -24.5 (-110)
• Over/Under (O/U): 50.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)

2024 betting stats

• ML: Maryland 4-7 | Penn State 10-1
• ATS: Maryland 4-7 | Penn State 5-6
• O/U: Maryland 8-3 | Penn State 4-7

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Maryland vs. Penn State head-to-head

Penn State leads the all-time series 43-3-1, including wins and covers in the last 3 meetings.

Last season, the Nittany Lions demolished the Terps 51-15, easily covering as 7.5-point road favorites as eclipsing the Over (49) by themselves. However, Maryland is 1-1 in its last 2 visits to State College, losing 30-0 as 10-point underdogs in 2022 and pulling off a major 35-19 upset as 27-point dogs in 2020.

Penn State is 8-1 straight up and 7-2 ATS in the last 9 head-to-head contests with the Under going 6-3 — the Under is 5-1 in the last 6.

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