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Penn State opens as big favorite over Kentucky

The Kentucky Wildcats will face the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day.

Both teams enter the matchup with a 9-3 overall record, but oddsmakers apparently think Penn State has been the more impressive team thus far.

Not long after the bowls were announced, Penn State opened as a seven-point favorite over Kentucky, per Vegas Insider.

That’s a very large spread, especially for two teams who, on paper, don’t appear to have a touchdown of separation between them.

While both teams have identical records, their season’s have been far from similar.