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Penn State an early 14-point favorite against Pitt

Pitt and Penn State have a prominent prime time TV slot for their Sept. 8 clash at Heinz Field, but odds makers don’t think they’ll put on much of a show for a national audience.

South Point casino in Las Vegas, Nev., one of the more prominent sports books in the betting industry, installed the Nittany Lions as a 14-point favorite against the Panthers when it released its opening lines for select college football games Thursday.

College Football “Games of the Year” hot off the presses from @southpointlv pic.twitter.com/4JiF0ozBH7

— Covers (@Covers) May 24, 2018

Penn State thumped Pitt, 33-14, when the teams met in Happy Valley a year ago, but a lot has changed since then.