Illinois vs. Penn State Betting Odds: Nittany Lions Huge Favorites Before Showdown With Ohio State

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Written By Katie Kohler on October 11, 2021Last Updated on October 17, 2021
Illinois vs. Penn State betting preview

The Penn State Nittany Lions (+1.5) suffered a rough 23-20 loss against Iowa during a crazy Saturday of college football. Quarterback Sean Clifford left early in the second quarter with an unspecified injury with the Nittany Lions ahead 17-3.

The loss sent Penn State from (5-1) from No. 4 to No. 7 in the AP Polls. Penn State hosts Illinois (2-5) on October 23 for homecoming. Then, they visit Ohio State on October 30.

Sports betting apps have the Penn State has 23.5-point favorites against Illinois.

Illinois vs. Penn State betting lines, odds and preview

Illinois vs. Penn State betting info from DraftKings

  • Penn State is 4-1-1 ATS; Illinois 4-3 ATS
  • Penn State O/U record 2-4; Illinois O/U 1-6
  • Penn State avg. points for 28.3; Illinois avg. points for 17.7
  • Penn State avg. points against 13.8; Illinois avg. points against 24.6

However, player props are not offered at PA sportsbooks. You won’t see markets such as individual player props for over/under passing yards for quarterbacks.

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Penn State 2021 odds tracker

Penn State over/under win total prior to the start of the season OVER 8.5 (-125)/UNDER 8.5 (+105)

Odds via DraftKings

PreseasonWeek 2
(1-0)
Week 3
(2-0)
Week 4
(3-0)
Week 5
(4-0)
Week 6
(5-0)
Week 7
(5-1)
Week 8
(5-2)
Week 10
(6-3)
National Championsip+6000+5000+5000+3000+3000+2500+7500+20000+50,000
Big Ten Title+900+600+650+500+600+500+1400+50,000
Big Ten East Division+600+500+400
To make playoffsNo (-4000)
Yes (+1300)
No (-1400)
Yes (+700)
No (-3500)
Yes (+1400)
Sean Clifford Heisman+7500+7500+7500+5000+4000+4000+20000

Complete College Football Odds at PA Sportsbooks

Lead photo by Matthew Putney/AP

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Katie Kohler is a Philadelphia-area based award-winning journalist and Managing Editor at Playin Pennsylvania. Katie especially enjoys creating unique content and on-the-ground reporting in PA. She is focused on creating valuable, timely content about casinos and sports betting for readers. Katie has covered the legal Pennsylvania gambling industry for Catena Media since 2019.

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