Who will WIN this matchup?
Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0)
@ Purdue Boilermakers (0-0)
Current odds:
Penn State Nittany Lions: (-175)
Purdue Boilermakers: (+142)
• The spread for this game is Penn State by 3.5 points.
• Sure, Purdue transfer wide receiver Charlie Jones knows about the prolific 2021 season of quarterback Aidan O’Connell. Throwing for 3,712 yards and 28 touchdowns while completing 71.6 percent of your passes stands out whether you shared a conference or not. Truth is, Jones has been impressed with O’Connell long before he joined the program from Big Ten rival Iowa, considering their history dates to developmental football in suburban Chicago. Thursday’s season opener between Purdue and visiting Penn State reunites the duo while ideally bolstering a pass-happy Boilermakers attack.
• O’Connell paced Purdue to a 9-4 finish last fall, including a 48-45 overtime victory against Tennessee in the Liberty Bowl in Nashville. It was a resounding rebound from O’Connell, who started the first three games of 2020 before missing the rest of the season due to injury.
• Purdue brings back several offensive contributors. Payne Durham had 45 receptions for 467 yards and six scores last season, while running back King Doerue amassed 533 yards and two touchdowns.
• Opponents also should be wary of Jones as a returner. He earned Big Ten Return Specialist of the Year plaudits last season, ranking second nationally with 1,251 all-purpose yards.
• Penn State started 2021 with promise, opening the season with a five-game winning streak that included two victories against ranked foes and a No. 4 national ranking of its own. But the Nittany Lions faltered after that, sputtering to a 7-6 finish that included a 24-10 loss to Arkansas in the Outback Bowl.
• Quarterback Sean Clifford, who, along with O’Connell enters his sixth collegiate season, is eager to lead Penn State to a more consistent campaign. Clifford had 241 yards of total offense in the bowl game.
• Among the biggest areas of replacement is the offensive line, where Penn State welcomes three new starters. The Nittany Lions averaged a mere 107.8 rushing yards last season, 13th in the Big Ten, and didn’t produce a 100-yard runner in any game.
• Penn State’s defense lost its top two tacklers from last season but will rely on returning linebacker Curtis Jacobs to help generate pressure against O’Connell and Co.
• This marks the seventh straight season in which Penn State has started conference play on the road. The Nittany Lions have dominated the Boilermakers in the schools’ abridged history, going 15-3-1, including winning the past eight.
• Penn State and Purdue are meeting for the first time since 2019 and the third time since 2013. In the most recent game between the programs, the Nittany Lions thumped the visiting Boilermakers 35-7, relying on a defense that collected 10 sacks while limiting Purdue to 104 total yards, including minus-19 on the ground.
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