{"id":117591,"date":"2019-10-19T01:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-10-19T08:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=117591"},"modified":"2019-10-18T11:03:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T18:03:39","slug":"college-football-week-8-penn-state-favored-over-michigan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/college-football-week-8-penn-state-favored-over-michigan\/","title":{"rendered":"College Football Week 8: Penn State Favored Over Michigan, Pac-12 Schedules Marquee Matchups"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 7 Penn State (6-0) is a nine-point home favorite over No. 16 Michigan (5-1) in the top game of the college football Week 8 slate, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.<\/p>\n

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The Penn State defense has been dominant heading into a Week 8 matchup against Michigan. (Image: Matthew O\u2019Haren\/USA Today Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Nittany Lions will be looking to bolster their case as a playoff contender<\/a> against one of their toughest Big Ten rivals, while Michigan will look to prove that it can compete against the top teams in the conference after a disappointing performance against Wisconsin last month.<\/p>\n

Penn State Defense Dominant This Season<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Since then, Michigan has reeled off three straight wins, including a gutsy 10-3 victory over Iowa. But the Wolverines have looked unimpressive for a 5-1 team \u2013 as much as such a thing is possible \u2013 which means there are plenty of doubters heading into Saturday\u2019s trip to College Station.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Penn State looks like a well-rounded team. But while its offense has put up 42 points per game, the most impressive performance has come from the Nittany Lions\u2019 defense, which is giving up just 8.2 points per game this season behind a seemingly unstoppable front seven.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to see exactly how the Wolverines plan to punch through that defense, which is why Penn State has been installed as a strong favorite. Still, Penn State head coach James Franklin doesn\u2019t expect anything to come easily this Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got a really good team coming in here with great tradition, history, and support, and we\u2019re going to need to play well,\u201d Franklin told reporters.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Penn State is currently tied with Ohio State at 3-0 in the Big Ten East, with Michigan just a half-game back at 3-1.<\/p>\n

Pac-12 Earns Week 8 Spotlight<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outside of the Penn State vs. Michigan matchup, the biggest games of Week 8 will be played on the West Coast. The Pac-12 has two critical battles taking place on Saturday, as No. 12 Oregon (5-1) travels to No. 15 Washington (5-2), and No. 17 Arizona State (5-1) visits No. 13 Utah (5-1).<\/p>\n

Oregon is in great shape heading into Week 8, as the Ducks sit at 3-0 in the conference, while everyone else in the Pac-12 North has at least two losses. But they\u2019ll get a tough test at Washington, where the Huskies are only a field goal underdog against one of their chief rivals.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Arizona State and Utah are part of a four-way tie at 2-1 in the Pac-12 South, making this a critical matchup in terms of beginning to define who might be headed to the conference championship<\/a> at the end of the season. Utah is a massive 13.5-point favorite, an understandable number at home following a 52-7 road win over Oregon State for the Utes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Sun Devils, on the other hand, are coming off a 38-34 thriller at home against Washington State. But head coach Herm Edwards knows his team will have to expect a very different game at Utah.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think sometimes the perception of coaches is, \u2018He wants to do it this way,\u2019\u201d Edwards told the Doug & Wolf radio show on Monday. \u201cSometimes you\u2019ve got to score. Sometimes it\u2019s got to be a low score, limit possessions, whatever it may be. But there\u2019s a thought process that goes into it every week according to who the opponent is of how we\u2019re going to have to play and give us the best chance to win.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No. 7 Penn State (6-0) is a nine-point home favorite over No. 16 Michigan (5-1) in the top game of the college football Week 8 slate, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. 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