According to the oddsmakers, Penn State is in good shape to win its first game of the 2020 season this Saturday. The Nittany Lions have opened as a 25-point favorite against Maryland ahead of the teams’ meeting in Beaver Stadium.
Maryland enters the contest at 1-1 after being walloped by Northwestern 43-3 in week three before bouncing back with a surprise victory against Minnesota. The Terps won the 45-44 thriller on Friday in part to a failed extra point attempt by the Gophers in the first overtime.
Penn State is the winner of five straight in the series against the Terps, with the last four contests being easily won 38-14 in 2016, 66-3 in 2017, 38-3 in 2018 and 59-0 in 2019.