How to watch Penn State-Bowling Green; pregame info, weather, spread, kick time, more: Gameday Central
Penn State kicks off its 65th season at Beaver Stadium today. The Nittany Lions are 122-13-1 all-time in home openers, 54-10 in their first game of the year at the 107,000-seat venue, and winners of 20 of their last 22 initial home games. After beating West Virginia on the road in Week 1, head coach James Franklin’s team hosts Bowling Green in Week 2.
“I would say looking at their team in general, they’re a bigger, more physical team than what I anticipated,” Franklin said this week. “You look at them on film but also their numbers, they’re a big, physical group. This is a team that’s going to play combination and odd and even front.”
GameDay Central gets you ready for kickoff below.
Game time, TV channel, how to watch: Penn State football vs. Bowling Green
Venue: Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.
Kick time: Noon ET
TV: Big Ten Network
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On the call: Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color commentary), and Dannie Rodgers (sideline reporter).
Penn State radio: Steve Jones, Jack Ham, and Brian Tripp will call the Penn State Sports Network radio broadcast on Saturday. It airs on 99.5 & 103.7 FM/1450 AM locally and at GoPSUSports.com online.
Series facts: PSU holds a 2-0 all-time advantage in this series. It beat Bowling Green in State College for the first time in 1987 and again in 1998. It holds a 30-3 all-time advantage against current members of the conference.
Penn State-Bowling Green betting line
Penn State opened as a 28.5-point favorite at various sportsbooks earlier this week. The line quickly rose, however. Entering game day, the Lions are a 35.5-point favorite at FanDuel.
As for the betting total, it sits at 48.5 points.
Blue-White Illustrated predictions
Nate Bauer: Penn State: 63, Bowling Green: 7
Sean Fitz: PSU: 49, BGSU: 10
Thomas Frank Carr: Penn State: 51, Bowling Green: 10
Matt Herb: PSU: 42, BGSU: 13
Greg Pickel: Penn State: 50, Bowling Green: 7
Ryan Snyder: PSU: 48, BGSU: 10
Weather report
Weather.com has called for rain all week. It continues to do so. However, it now appears likely that the precipitation will not stick around for all four quarters. And, in fact, it should be gone by kcikoff. The latest report reads as follows: “Clearing skies after some morning rain. High 66F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.”
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