The Penn State Nittany Lions pay a visit Saturday to their long-ago rival the West Virginia Mountaineers to start the 2024 season. Kickoff from Milan Puskar Stadium is set for noon ET (FOX). Below, we look at Penn State vs. West Virginia odds from BetMGM Sportsbook'before making our expert college football picks and predictions'later in the week.
Penn State, the No. 9 team in the , looks to improve from a 10-3 season that ended with a 38-25 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. The Nittany Lions lost a lot of talent with 8 players drafted by NFL teams, including 2 in the 1st round.
Junior QB'Drew Allar'had a solid, but slightly underwhelming, 1st season' as the starter, completing 233-of-389 passes (59.9%) for 2,631 yards and 25 TDs with only 2 INTs. Penn State fans are excited to see if Allar can take the jump his 5-star recruitment status had predicted he would.
West Virginia was 9-4 last year and picked up a 30-10 win over the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Senior QB Garrett Greene'won the starting job last year and completed 147-of-278 passes (52.9%) for 2,406 yards and 16 TDs with 4 INTs.