{"id":72009,"date":"2024-10-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/what-is-the-penn-state-usc-point-spread-the-number-is-not-as-big-as-you-might-expect-newsstand\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T11:00:00","slug":"what-is-the-penn-state-usc-point-spread-the-number-is-not-as-big-as-you-might-expect-newsstand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/what-is-the-penn-state-usc-point-spread-the-number-is-not-as-big-as-you-might-expect-newsstand\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Penn State-USC point spread? The number is not as big as you might expect: Newsstand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Penn State heads to USC<\/a><\/strong> for a Big Ten showdown on Saturday. Monday\u2019s newsstand looks at the point spread and total, headlines of the day, and other topics of note. Let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n

Penn State tweets of the day<\/h2>\n

FanDuel is first to market with betting information for the Lions-Trojans clash at the LA Memorial Coliseum. Back on Friday, it listed Penn State as a 4-point favorite and listed the total at 53.5 points. After head coach James Franklin\u2019s team beat UCLA 27-11 while head coach Lincoln Riley\u2019s side was upset at Minnesota 24-17, the numbers were re-posted on Sunday morning. Saturday\u2019s road team is still a 3.5-point favorite, which calls for, roughly, a 28-24 Nittany Lions triumph. <\/p>\n

Will that number go up, considering it was 6.5 points on the Games of the Year lines back in May? We\u2019ll see. This weekend\u2019s home team has consistency issues. PSU does, to some degree, too, and there are injury questions. As for the total, it is down a tick to 52.5. <\/p>\n

CBS will televise the contest at 3:30 p.m. ET. Penn State will head out west on Thursday, practice in Los Angeles on Friday, and then get ready for game day. Franklin first speaks with reporters later today to kick off a week of media availabilities before game day. He will undoubtedly be asked to address the injury situation, but he\u2019ll likely have few answers. From there, how the team will travel will be a hot talking point. So, too, will be the defense\u2019s tremendous third quarter and second half stats and also the offense\u2019s similarly ugly numbers in the first quarter of games so far in 2024.<\/p>\n

Headlines of the day<\/h2>\n

Penn State mailbag: Troubling signs in the Lions\u2019 win over UCLA; Is Drew Allar capable of more?<\/a><\/strong>: Flounders, PennLive<\/p>\n

Penn State slow starts a concern, Lions must now show they can win when it matters, and more of what they\u2019re saying<\/a><\/strong>: Pickel, BWI<\/p>\n

Behind Penn State Lineman Vega Ioane\u2019s Viral Moment Against UCLA<\/a><\/strong>: Wogenrich, SI<\/p>\n

Penn State Sunday rewind: On the Lions\u2019 injury issues, a sneaky stat that matters, and more<\/a><\/strong>: Pickel, BWI<\/p>\n

No Nick, New Kicker, Clifford\u2019s Catches and More. What Was Learned in Penn State\u2019s Win Against UCLA?<\/a><\/strong>: Engle, Statecollege.com<\/p>\n

Penn State hosts four potential flip targets in the 2025 class for Saturday\u2019s win over UCLA<\/a><\/strong>: Snyder, BWI<\/p>\n

Penn State football struggles, survives vs UCLA: Does offense deserve a passing grade?<\/a><\/strong>: Bodani, YDR<\/p>\n

Quote of the day<\/h2>\n

\u201cReally cool to see\u00a0Liam Clifford<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0with over 100 yards today. So now you watch on tape. Liam showing up, Julian showing up, the tight end showing up, the running back. So, it makes it difficult when they\u2019re not sure who they can or will take away in the game, but great to see Liam have his first 100-yard game. Penn State is 5-0 for the fourth straight year, we\u2019re the only school in the country to start 5-0 in each of the last four years. That\u2019s the first time that that\u2019s happened in school history. So, that\u2019s something we take a lot of pride in, and then our defense has held Big Ten opponents under 100 yards rushing in four straight games and 15 of the last 16 games. So that was that was cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013PSU coach James Franklin after his team\u2019s win over UCLA. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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