Washington vs Penn State Picks and Prediction – 11/10/2024

In Saturday night college football action, the Washington Huskies will travel to Beaver Stadium to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. Make sure you are ready for all the football action with our college football picks. The Huskies (5-4) have split their first six Big Ten Conference games and are allowing a respectable 19 points on average for first year head coach Jedd Fisch. On Saturday, Washington held off a second half USC rally to earn a 26-21 home victory.

Washington built a 20-7 halftime lead on two Jonah Coleman touchdown runs and a pair of Grady Gross field goals. Coleman finished with a team-high 104 rushing yards and Denzel Boston added 99 receiving yards for the Huskies. 

The Penn State Nittany Lions do not play a ranked team in the final four weeks of the regular season and winning out would assure them a spot in the expanded College Football Playoff. The sixth-ranked Nittany Lions (7-1) rank third in the Big Ten Conference in total defense and are allowing 15 points per game. On Saturday, Penn State was stopped on a fourth-and-goal in the final minutes of a 20-13 home loss versus Ohio State. 

Penn State was on the verge of taking a halftime lead, but QB Drew Allar was picked off on a first-and-goal from the three-yard line. Tyler Warren rushed for 54 yards in a losing effort for the Nittany Lions, who were outgained 361-270 on the afternoon.

These two prominent programs last met back in 2017, when Penn State defeated Washington 35-28 in the Fiesta Bowl. The Huskies have one of the best pass defenses in the country, but struggle to stop the run. Look for the Nittany Lions to ground their way to a dominant home victory. Final Score Prediction, Penn State Nittany Lions win 34-13.