Kent State at Penn State

It might be the wrong time for the Golden Flashes to be heading to Beavertown. The Nittany's are going to have a chip on their shoulder after a poor showing last week vs. No. 1 Alabama. Penn State obviously didn't have what it takes to stay with Bama, but they can certainly deliver a beat-down on a team like Kent. It is going on nine years since Kent State has put together a winning season. Venturing into neighboring Big-10 country hasn't exactly been suitable for the Golden Flashes. They have lined up against the BCS bullies from the Big-10 seven times in the last nine years, and have come away 0-7. They have also been shutout in three of the seven, losing by an average margin of 37.6 points per game. They have never come within 21 points of a Big-10 team in the last decade. They are catching Penn State at a bad time, coming off a loss and I'm sure they are ready to be spitting venom and ridding themselves of the bad taste. As bad as Penn State lost last week, they did keep a powerful Alabama offense to just 24 points at home. Penn State is 84-31 ATS over the past eighteen years when they score 28+ points and I see that happening here. They are also 30-15 ATS over that span when laying 10.5 to 21 points and 17-8 ATS at home off a road loss. I'm backing Joe Pa and Penn State here.