Game Preview - Pittsburgh at Penn State - Nov 8, 2026 | OddsCrowd

Nov 8, 2026 8:00 PM

TV: ESPN2

The Palestra (Indoors), Philadelphia, PA

51.5ºF6.4mph WSW

Pittsburgh Panthers

W: 3L: 0

L5:WWLWWL5 ATS:WWLWW

82

Final

76

Penn State Nittany Lions

W: 2L: 1

L5:WWLLLL5 ATS:LWLLL

Game Preview Best Odds Stats & Insights Enter Picks

Pittsburgh and Penn State meet at The Palestra on Sunday November 8 at 8:00 PM. Pittsburgh have won 4 of their last 5 games, and Penn State have won 2.

Sportsbooks have Pittsburgh as the favorite, with the moneyline at -145 and the spread at -2.5. 79% of public spread bets are on Pittsburgh. The game total is 153.5.

Scroll down for the community's top picks and more stats on this game. The other tabs have the best available odds and a place to enter your own picks.

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Best Bets from the OddsCrowd algorithm

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OddsCrowd Algorithm

+2.2% EV edge

Over 153.5

Total (Full Game Inc. OT)

-105

Public Money

-145

moneyline

74%

bets

60%

money

-14%

diff

+118

moneyline

25%

bets

39%

money

+14%

diff

-2.5

spread

79%

bets

71%

money

-8%

diff

+2.5

spread

20%

bets

28%

money

+8%

diff

Over

153.5

total

37%

bets

45%

money

+8%

diff

Under

153.5

total

62%

bets

54%

money

-8%

diff

Line Movement

Penn State Nittany Lions - Moneyline

Pittsburgh Panthers - Moneyline

Penn State Nittany Lions - Spread

Pittsburgh Panthers - Spread

Total

Schedule

Game

Result

ATS

O/U

Thu, Nov 5

vs.

Buffalo

80-61

-17.5

150.5

Mon, Nov 2

vs.

Rider

95-57

-27.5

139.5

Wed, Mar 11

@

NC State

88-98

+8.5

144.5

Tue, Mar 10

@

Stanford

64-63

+4.5

136.5

Sat, Mar 7

@

Syracuse

71-69

+6

141.5

Game

Result

ATS

O/U

Dec 21 2025

PITT@

PSU

80-46

+1.5

146.5

Game

Result

ATS

O/U

Thu, Nov 5

vs.

Chattanooga

97-93

-12.5

159.5

Mon, Nov 2

vs.

Canisius

97-57

-24.5

154.5

Tue, Mar 10

@

Northwestern

66-76

+4.5

143.5

Sun, Mar 8

@

Rutgers

62-74

+4.5

149.5

Wed, Mar 4

vs.

Ohio State

62-94

+6.5

152.5

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