Teams coming off narrow Week 1 wins clash when the Ohio Bobcats battle the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday. Penn State leads the all-time series 5-1, although Ohio pulled out a 24-14 win in their last meeting in 2012. Kickoff from Beaver Stadium at University Park, Pa., is set for noon ET. Penn State is favored by 27.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 54 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page).
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The model knows the Nittany Lions will be led by fifth-year senior quarterback Sean Clifford. Clifford was solid in the season opener at Purdue, completing 20 of 37 passes (54.1%) for 282 yards and four touchdowns. He was picked off once. Clifford is coming off a season in which he threw for 3,107 yards and 21 TDs against eight interceptions. For his career, he has completed 627 of 1,042 throws (60.2%) for 8,121 yards and 66 touchdowns. He has been picked off 25 times.
The model also knows the Bobcats have an experienced quarterback in redshirt junior Kurtis Rourke. Last week against Florida Atlantic, Rourke was sharp, completing 27 of 34 passes (79.4%) for 345 yards and four scores. He also rushed for another touchdown. In three-plus seasons at Ohio, Rourke has been an accurate passer, completing 228 of 339 passes (67.3%) for 2,548 yards and 18 touchdowns against seven interceptions.
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