I'm putting my v$$$s on Penn State. They are the home team. Minnesaota has won the last thee meetings between the two teams, so Penn State is "due". Also, Penn State has a half way decent run defense. I can't see Minnesota getting 326.5 yards on the ground (their average) against Penn State. Defense wins games.
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ff0000 colSpan=7>
Overall Stats | In Depth</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffdccb>
Offense</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Avg.</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Yards</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Pass</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Rush</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Y/R</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Y/A</TD></TR><TR><TD class=small-copy-sans vAlign=top bgColor=#ffdccb>MINN
PENST</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>46.3
34.8</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>558.0
436.5</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>231.5
246.8</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>326.5
189.8</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>6.0
5.7</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>8.7
9.1</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffdccb>
Defense</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Avg.</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Yards</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Pass</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Rush</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Y/R</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffdccb>
Y/A</TD></TR><TR><TD class=small-copy-sans vAlign=top bgColor=#ffdccb>MINN
PENST</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>19.0
17.3</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>361.5
314.0</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>245.0
229.0</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>116.5
85.0</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>3.6
2.0</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>6.7
5.6</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
The only quality opponent either team had was Minnesota playing Purdue, so who really knows how good either team is.
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Minnesota's Last 10</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=middle bgColor=#cc0000 colSpan=3>
Yard Margins </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffdccb><TD class=small-copy-sans>
Date</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans>
vs.</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans>
Score</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>
Tot</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>
Rus</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>
Pas</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffdccb><TD class=small-copy-sans>09/24/2005</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>PURD</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>W 42-35</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>146</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>121</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>25</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffdccb><TD class=small-copy-sans>09/17/2005</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>FLATL</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>W 46-7</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>333</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>257</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>76</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffdccb><TD class=small-copy-sans>09/10/2005</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>COLST</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>W 56-24</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>124</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>296</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>
-172</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffdccb><TD class=small-copy-sans>09/01/2005</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>@ TULSA</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>W 41-10</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>183</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>166</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>17</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR bgColor=#cc6600><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ff0000 colSpan=3>
Penn State's Last 10</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=middle bgColor=#cc0000 colSpan=3>
Yard Margins </TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffdccb><TD class=small-copy-sans>
Date</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans>
vs.</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans>
Score</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>
Tot</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>
Rus</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right>
Pas</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffdccb><TD class=small-copy-sans>09/24/2005</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>@ NWEST</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>W 34-29</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>53</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>11</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>42</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffdccb><TD class=small-copy-sans>09/17/2005</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>CMICH</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>W 40-3</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>347</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>124</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>223</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffdccb><TD class=small-copy-sans>09/10/2005</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>CIN</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>W 42-24</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>33</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>117</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>
-84</TD></TR><TR bgColor=#ffdccb><TD class=small-copy-sans>09/03/2005</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>SOFLO</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans bgColor=#ffffff>W 23-13</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>57</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>167</TD><TD class=small-copy-sans align=right bgColor=#ffffff>
-110</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>