Penn State vs Minnesota Prediction, Picks & Odds — Nov 23, 2024

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.