{"id":220391,"date":"2025-09-12T08:23:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/220391\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:23:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:23:12","slug":"betting-information-for-penn-states-game-against-villanova-penn-state-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/220391\/","title":{"rendered":"Betting information for Penn State\u2019s game against Villanova | Penn State Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another week, another favorable spread for No. 2 Penn State.<\/p>\n<p>The Nittany Lions are 48.5-point favorites to defeat Villanova by FanDuel. The over\/under is locked in at 55.5 points, roughly giving Penn State an implied 52-3 win.<\/p>\n<p>James Franklin\u2019s squad is 0-2 against the spread this season. It failed to cover a 43.5-point spread in a 46-11 win over Nevada to open the year and a 41.5-point spread during a 34-0 victory against FIU last week.<\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats are a FCS team and hold a 1-0 record thus far this season after a 24-17 win versus Colgate this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u2019s game is set for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff inside Beaver Stadium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MORE FOOTBALL COVERAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psucollegian.com\/football\/penn-state-notebook-james-franklin-talks-defensive-communication-depth-at-wr-rb\/article_44d72fde-84ba-4359-a8bc-f45b2ca8831a.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Penn State notebook | James Franklin talks defensive communication, depth at WR, RB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Penn State notebook | James Franklin talks defensive communication, depth at WR, RB\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1763\" height=\"1175\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/68afab54d7ebb.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"133\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tnt-summary\">Penn State opened the doors to its weekly practice availability Wednesday, and Franklin gave\u2026<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in submitting a Letter to the Editor, click here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psucollegian.com\/form\/letter_to_the_editor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n                Submit<br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another week, another favorable spread for No. 2 Penn State. 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