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Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Joyce Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Irish as -4.5-point favorites versus the Nittany Lions, while the game's total opened at 139.
Notre Dame won its last outing, a 84-63 result against Pirates on March 13. They covered in that game as a -19.5-point favorite.
Penn State was a 63-57 winner in its last match at home against Owls. They failed to cover the -9.5-point spread as favorites.
Penn State:
Team record: 22-13 SU,17-13-1 ATS
Penn State is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Penn State is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Penn State is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Notre Dame:
Team record: 21-14 SU,14-18 ATS
Notre Dame is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Notre Dame's last 6 games
Notre Dame is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home