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West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

The West Virginia Mountaineers and the Penn State Nittany Lions will be battling on the gridiron at Beaver Stadium on Saturday in season-opening action.

Oddsmakers opened the Nittany Lions as -18.5-point favorites versus the Mountaineers, while the game's total opened at 55.5.

Penn State was a 35-21 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Utes. They covered the -1-point spread as favorites, while the total score (56) made winners of OVER bettors.

West Virginia was a 24-19 winner in their most recent outing on the road against Cowboys. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (43) made winners of UNDER bettors.

West Virginia:
Team record: 5-7 SU,6-6 ATS
West Virginia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
West Virginia is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of West Virginia's last 6 games

Penn State:
Team record: 11-2 SU,9-3-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Penn State is 6-0-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Penn State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Penn State's last 8 games

Next up:
West Virginia home to Duquesne Saturday, September 9
Penn State home to Delaware Saturday, September 9