Penn State at Michigan 10/15/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 10/14/2022 at 6:30 PM ET
A Big Ten Conference showdown will take place on Saturday afternoon, when the Penn State Nittany Lions travel to Ann Arbor to take on the Michigan Wolverines. The 10th ranked Nittany Lions (5-0) feature a balanced offense and have held their opponents to 14 points or less in each of their last four games. Last time out, Penn State turned the ball over five times during a rainy 17-7 home victory versus Northwestern.
Brenton Strange put Penn State on the scoreboard first on a 20-yard touchdown reception from Sean Clifford. Nicholas Singleton contributed 87 rushing yards and a score for the Nittany Lions.
The Michigan Wolverines are the defending conference champions and have benefitted from an easy early season schedule. On Saturday, Michigan shutout Indiana during the second half to pull away for a 31-10 road triumph. The Wolverines (6-0) outgained the Hoosiers by a 469-222 margin and possessed the ball for more than 37 minutes.
Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy threw three touchdown passes after intermission and finished with 304 passing yards. Blake Corum added 124 rushing yards and a score for the Wolverines.
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This has been a tightly contested series, with Michigan escaping with a 21-17 road victory against Penn State a season ago. The Nittany Lions have an extra week to prepare for this game and have a true road victory versus Auburn. Take the points. Final Score Prediction, Michigan Wolverines win 24-23.