Week 1 of the 2022 NCAA college football treated bettors to several games that came right down to the wire.
No. 17 Pittsburgh beat West Virginia, 38-31, in the first meeting of the “Backyard Brawl” since 2011, but the Mountaineers covered the 7.5-point spread.
The Big Ten showdown between Penn State and Purdue came down to the final minute, with the Nittany Lions pulling out a thrilling 35-31 road win by scoring the winning touchdown with 57 seconds left.
Penn State has now beaten the Panthers four straight times and bailed out bettors who laid the road chalk (-3.