While this week doesn’t have a lot of depth to it, the top end matchups should all be fantastic games. As a whole, the week still offers plenty of compelling matchups that will play a part in bowl qualification and conference title races. However, these glamorous games are not what we’re going to be targeting this week. No, instead I’ll be digging in the trash this week for my 3-leg parlay w ith a mega payout of +1392 odds! This is one of those weeks where it stakes a strong stomach to back these plays, but all winning wagers pay out the same! Without any further ado, Let's take a look at each of the legs.
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UMass Minutemen vs Penn State Nittany Lions Under 55 (-110)
This is one of the biggest look-ahead spots of the week for a Penn State team that has Ohio State on deck in a classic case of “will they even care?” against UMass this weekend. This massive 42-point spread is deserved as Penn State has been electric to start the 2023 season, especially defensively. The Nittany Lions' defense has been stellar, wreaking havoc in opposing backfields and forcing a ton of turnovers to this point. They should have no issues slowing down a UMass offense that while improved, still can’t hang with an elite unit like this. On the other side of the ball, I expect another clean and efficient game from Drew Allar, but the offensive coaching staff should be extra vanilla with the Buckeyes on deck, so I’d also look for Penn State to run the ball early and often. Let’s back the under here in what should be an extremely uneventful 41-3 win for the Nittany Lions.
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