Northwestern Wildcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, Picks and Head-to-Head

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Our Picks in This Matchup

Every breakdown we have published between these two teams, graded against the final score.
Side Picks
0-1 · 0%
Total Picks
1-0 · 100%
Fri, Oct 2 · NU 34, PSU 13
L Penn State Nittany Lions -7W Under 48.5
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Head to Head

Every meeting this season and last.
Northwestern wins
2
Penn State wins
0
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern won 34-13
Fri, Oct 2 · at Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats
Northwestern won 22-21
Sat, Oct 11 · at Penn State

Team Comparison

2026 season.
NorthwesternPenn State
4-1Record3-3
W2StreakL3
Season stats, league rank in brackets. Longer bar, stronger league standing.
33.0 (57th)
Points
(22nd) 42.3
(League Avg: 30.1 Pts/Game)
437.8 (43rd)
Total Yards
(23rd) 492.0
(League Avg: 399.9 Yds/Game)
225.0 (77th)
Pass Yards
(28th) 287.0
(League Avg: 231.3 Pass Yds/G)
212.8 (31st)
Rush Yards
(38th) 205.0
(League Avg: 168.6 Rush Yds/G)
39.6% (79th)
3rd Down
(67th) 42.1%
(League Avg: 41.1%)
66.7% (23rd)
4th Down %
(63rd) 50.0%
(League Avg: 53.1%)
6.68 (22nd)
Yards/Play
(16th) 7.27
(League Avg: 5.85 Yds/Play)
2 (4th)
Giveaways
(1st) 0
(League Avg: 6 Giveaways)
16.8 (30th)
Points Allowed
(3rd) 7.3
(League Avg: 23.4 Pts/Game)
385.8 (103rd)
Yards Allowed
(4th) 201.0
(League Avg: 348.0 Yds/Game)
224.2 (90th)
Pass Yds Allowed
(2nd) 90.0
(League Avg: 208.5 Pass Yds/G)
161.5 (100th)
Rush Yds Allowed
(51st) 111.0
(League Avg: 139.6 Rush Yds/G)
6 (113th)
Sacks
(76th) 5
(League Avg: 10 Sacks)
12 (127th)
Tackles For Loss
(79th) 11
(League Avg: 21 TFL)
5 (28th)
Interceptions
(60th) 2
(League Avg: 4 INT)
2 (133rd)
Takeaways
(78th) 3
(League Avg: 6 Takeaways)
This information is for entertainment purposes only and is not any form of financial or gambling advice. Sports involve high variance therefore always be responsible and manage your risk accordingly.
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