Sat, Nov 14, 2026, 12:00 AM ESTWeek 11 · at Penn State · Conference game
4-2 · Power #65
16
projected
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3-4 · Power #32
28
projected
MINN 18%
82% PSU
Spread
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Total
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model 44
Model line
PSU -13
PSU 82% to win
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Model view

Power-rating model, before kickoff
Model Favorite
Penn State 82%
Projected MINN 16 – PSU 28 · Model Favorite won 73.7% in backtest
Model line
PSU -13
Market —
Against the spread
No lean
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Total
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Model 44
How the model gets there (points from PSU’s side; the model line rounds to the half point)
SpreadPSU rating edge+9.8+Home field+2.5+Travel+0.8=Model marginPSU by 13.1
TotalScoring ratings44.1=Model total44.1

Signals

The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

No notable trends or market moves for this game.

Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
MINN+1.1 →+0.5▼ 0.6#67
PSU+12.7 →+9.2▼ 3.5#32
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

MINN
Longer bar = better
PSU
#96
Offense
Even
#83
#54
Defense
Even
#56
+0.2 #60
Turnovers
PSU better ▶
+0.6 #31
63 plays #106
Pace
PSU faster ▶
66 plays #70
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MINN has the ball
Advantage: PSU defense
MINN offPSU defEdge
Points / game 28.8 #73 18.9 #31 PSU
Yards / play 5.43 #107 5.19 #56 PSU
PPA / play +0.03 #115 +0.10 #79 PSU
Success rate 41% #90 40% #56 PSU
When PSU has the ball
Advantage: MINN defense
PSU offMINN defEdge
Points / game 28.7 #74 21.8 #54 Even
Yards / play 5.78 #78 5.01 #42 MINN
PPA / play +0.12 #81 +0.05 #51 MINN
Success rate 40% #98 41% #70 MINN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
MINN scoring against the PSU defense
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MINN scored
8.0
#35
7.3
#95
15.3
#68
6.7
#55
6.8
#70
13.5
#66
PSU allowed
2.9
#23
5.3
#31
8.1
#23
4.4
#58
6.3
#69
10.7
#65
PSU scoring against the MINN defense
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PSU scored
6.7
#60
9.3
#63
16.0
#61
6.3
#67
6.4
#81
12.7
#82
MINN allowed
4.0
#46
9.2
#105
13.2
#85
1.7
#7
7.0
#89
8.7
#32

Game conditions

Before kickoff
Home field
PSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
Not yet
Forecast 15 days before kickoff
Rest
MINN7d
PSU7d
Even
Tempo
Average 129 plays
slowavg 133fast

News & sentiment

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