Penn State vs. Maryland Prediction, Odds, Picks - November 4

Updated Nov. 4, 2023 3:06 p.m. ET

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The No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions (7-1), who have college football's fourth-ranked rush defense, take on the Maryland Terrapins (5-3) and their 23rd-ranked rushing defense on Saturday, November 4, 2023. The Nittany Lions are 7.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 49.

In their last game, the Nittany Lions won against the Indiana Hoosiers, 33-24. The Terrapins' most recent game was against the Northwestern Wildcats, and they lost by a score of 33-27.

Penn State vs. Maryland Game Information & Odds

When: Saturday, November 4, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
Location: SECU Stadium in College Park, Maryland
TV: FOX
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Penn State vs Maryland Betting Information updated as of November 4, 2023, 2:46 PM ET.
Favorite	Spread (Odds)	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Total	Over Moneyline	Under Moneyline
Penn State	-7.5 (-110)	-310	+249	49	-110	-110

Penn State vs. Maryland Prediction

Pick ATS: Penn State (-7.5)
Pick OU: Over (49)
Prediction: Penn State 31, Maryland 20

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Penn State vs. Maryland Betting Insights

Per the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Nittany Lions 28, Terrapins 21.
The Nittany Lions have a 75.6% chance to claim victory in this meeting based on the moneyline's implied probability. The Terrapins hold a 28.7% implied probability.
Penn State has put together a 5-2-0 record against the spread this season.
Maryland has put together a 3-5-0 ATS record so far this season.

Penn State vs. Maryland: Head-to-Head

In their past two head-to-head bouts, Penn State has won against Maryland two times.
The last two times the Nittany Lions have gone up against the Terrapins, they have posted a 2-0 record against the spread. The scoring has yet to go over the total.
Maryland has been outscored by 47 points in its last two tilts against Penn State.

Penn State vs. Maryland: 2023 Stats Comparison

	Penn State	Maryland
Off. Points per Game (Rank)	38.9 (11)	32.6 (41)
Def. Points per Game (Rank)	11.5 (3)	20.4 (29)
Turnovers Allowed (Rank)	4 (2)	8 (24)
Turnovers Forced (Rank)	16 (14)	13 (37)

Penn State 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Drew Allar	QB	1,655 YDS (61.4%) / 16 TD / 1 INT 61 RUSH YDS / 3 RUSH TD / 7.6 RUSH YPG
Nicholas Singleton	RB	460 YDS / 7 TD / 57.5 YPG / 4.1 YPC 19 REC / 148 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 18.5 REC YPG
KeAndre Lambert-Smith	WR	43 REC / 550 YDS / 4 TD / 68.8 YPG
Kaytron Allen	RB	482 YDS / 3 TD / 60.3 YPG / 4.6 YPC
Adisa Isaac	DE	19 TKL / 8.0 TFL / 5.5 SACK
Curtis Jacobs	LB	31 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK
Dani Dennis-Sutton	DE	16 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 2.5 SACK
Kobe King	LB	23 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 1.5 SACK

Maryland 2023 Key Players

Name	Position	Stats
Taulia Tagovailoa	QB	2,200 YDS (63.9%) / 19 TD / 6 INT 84 RUSH YDS / 4 RUSH TD / 10.5 RUSH YPG
Roman Hemby	RB	441 YDS / 4 TD / 55.1 YPG / 5.0 YPC 24 REC / 221 REC YDS / 1 REC TD / 27.6 REC YPG
Kaden Prather	WR	30 REC / 426 YDS / 5 TD / 53.3 YPG
Jeshaun Jones	WR	36 REC / 496 YDS / 3 TD / 62.0 YPG
Beau Brade	DB	43 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 1 INT / 1 PD
Donnell Brown	DL	19 TKL / 4.0 TFL / 3.0 SACK / 2 INT
Fa'Najae Gotay	LB	26 TKL / 3.0 TFL / 2.5 SACK / 1 INT
Ruben Hyppolite II	LB	35 TKL / 1.0 TFL / 1.0 SACK