Take The Under & Oregon To Cover In Big 10 Championship

Oregon is favored by 3.5 against Penn State in the 2024 Big 10 Championship Game with a first-round CFP bye on the line.
Penn State has only been the underdog in one game this season and did not cover in the loss (+3.5 against Ohio State at home).
Penn State and Oregon have combined this season for 10 of 24 games going under and the Big 10 Championship game total is 49.5.

INDIANAPOLIS – The undefeated Oregon Ducks open up as 3.5 favorites against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Big 10 Championship game. Both teams are .500 against the spread the season (6-6). Also, both teams have played two games against ranked opponents this season but have different records against the spread in these games.

Oregon was a 3.5-point underdog against Ohio State at home and won by one point. Against Illinois, Oregon was favored by 22 and won by 29.

Legal sports betting sites favored Penn State early in the season by 17.5 against Illinois and they won by 14 at home. Also, they failed to cover as 3.5-point underdogs against the Ohio State Buckeyes (lost by seven).

Take The Under In The 2024 Big 10 Championship Game

After beating Ohio State in a shootout in week seven, the Oregon Ducks’ defense has held opponents to an average of 13 points per game. Penn State’s defense has been strong throughout the college football season, allowing 14 points per game.

This is the sixth lowest allowed throughout the season and Oregon is not far behind allowing the ninth least points in 2024 (16.4 PPG).

Both of Penn State’s games against ranked opponents this season have gone under and one of Oregon’s two games against ranked opponents went under as well. On the season, these teams have only gone over in 10 of their combined 24 games.

College Football Playoff Betting Implications Of Big 10 Championship Game

Both teams are essentially locked into the College Football Playoffs outside of this game with each having a 99% chance to get in. Outside of the Stagg Championship Trophy and Oregon’s undefeated season on the line, the biggest storyline surrounding the outcome of the game is playoff seeding.

Currently, Oregon is the favorite at legal college football playoff betting sites to hold the number one seed (-160) in the first 12-team expanded CFP and Penn State has +270 odds. The winner of this game will receive one of the top four seeds and will receive a bye week with the other three highest-ranked conference champions.

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Ben Fiore

Ben has been an avid sports fan his whole life and mostly follows football and basketball, both professional and collegiate. He has been covering topics that vary from Super Bowl prop bets to articles about the generated revenue from regulated sports betting. He is currently finishing his Editing, Writing, and Media Degree at Florida State University, with a minor in Business. Diving into the world of sports betting, he is ecstatic to work in an area that has combined his two passions of sports and writing.