ALTOONA, Pa. -- Penn State is favored by 17.5 points over Rutgers, but that number is a little too big for almost all of the pickers in our weekly statewide survey of Nittany Lion beat writers.
Only one of our 15 pickers has Penn State covering the 17.5-point spread, and his score prediction is 18 points.
Penn State is 29-2 all-time against the Scarlet Knights, but several recent matchups haven't exactly been things of beauty to watch for either team.
The Lions come in with a 6-4 record and have lost four of their last five.