The 2024 college football season is underway around the nation. The No. 8 seed Penn State Nittany Lions are traveling to square off against the West Virginia Mountaineers in a non-conference bout on Saturday afternoon. The Nittany Lions finished the 2023 season with a 10-3 record and made a bowl game. On Dec. 30, Ole Miss knocked off Penn State 38-25 in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Meanwhile, WVU went 9-4 during the 2023 campaign and secured a 30-10 win over North Carolina in the Duke Mayo's Bowl. 

Kickoff is scheduled for noon ET. The Nittany Lions are 7.5-point favorites in the latest Penn State vs. West Virginia odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 50. Before making any Penn State vs. West Virginia picks or CFB predictions, you need to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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The model knows Penn State junior quarterback Drew Allar is an athletic signal-caller who can push the ball downfield. Allar owns the arm strength to make any throw on the field. Last season, the Ohio native tossed 2,631 yards with 25 passing touchdowns and two interceptions.

The model also knows West Virginia brings back the majority of their talented ground attack that led the Big 12 with 228.9 rushing yards per game. Senior quarterback Garrett Greene gives this team a dual-threat playmaker. In 2023, Greene amassed 2,406 passing yards, 708 rushing yards, and 28 total touchdowns. 

The model has simulated Penn State vs. West Virginia 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you the model is leaning Over on the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 70% of the time!

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