Penn State vs Minnesota Prediction, Picks & Odds — Nov 23, 2024
Penn State Should Win at Minnesota by Eleven or So — but the Door's Cracked
The smart read makes Penn State a clear favorite, worth a little under two touchdowns on the road — yet a home upset is live about one time in four.
This is one of those November games we can read with more confidence than usual. The number we're leaning on isn't a dusty preseason guess or a tidied-up final grade — it's a fresh-off-the-field read of Minnesota that's now had nine real games to breathe. Coming in, the Gophers looked like a slightly below-average team on paper. Nine games of actual football have pushed them up to clearly above-average form, and that's the version of Minnesota we're judging. The verdict is plain on who's better; it's only the margin that leaves a little room for argument.


