Saturday, November 1, 2014

Beaver Stadium in University Park

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The Maryland Terrapins (5-3) will try to quickly get over their worst game of the season on Saturday afternoon when they take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (4-3). The Terps and the Nittany Lions are currently third and fourth in the Big Ten East, respectively.

Last Saturday, Maryland was blown out by Wisconsin by the score of 52-7 on the road. They were only able to gain 175 total yards in that loss while their defense gave up 311 yards on the ground alone.

The Terrapins haven't moved the ball well on the ground this season, averaging just 137.5 rushing yards per game through eight games. Quarterback C.J. Brown has thrown for 1,316 yards this season with eight touchdowns and six interceptions, and he has also rushed for 376 yards and five more scores. Wide receiver Stefon Diggs has made 46 receptions for 601 yards with five touchdowns.

Last weekend, Penn State lost for the third week in a row when they were beaten 31-24 in double overtime by Ohio State. They were unable to move the ball on the ground in that game, gaining just 16 rushing yards against Ohio State's defense.

The Nittany Lions haven't been able to move the ball very well on offense this season, but their defense has only given up 17.4 points per game. Wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton has caught a team-leading 57 passes this season for 686 yards, but he only has one touchdown. Quarterback Christian Hackenberg has completed 59.8 percent of his passes for 1,861 yards with six touchdowns and nine interceptions.

Maryland Terrapins Betting Trends

Maryland Terrapins are 4-4-0 Against the Spread

Maryland Terrapins are 5-3-0 against the Over/Under

Penn State Nittany Lions Betting Trends

Penn State Nittany Lions are 4-3-0 Against the Spread

Penn State Nittany Lions are 3-4-0 against the Over/Under

Injuries to Watch

Maryland Terrapins

10/27/14 RB Albert Reid Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Penn State
10/27/14 LB Matt Robinson Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Penn State
10/27/14 DB Zach Dancel Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Penn State
10/27/14 LS Christian Carpenter Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Penn State
10/27/14 LB Cole Farrand Undisclosed injured last game, probable Saturday vs. Penn State
10/27/14 DL David Shaw Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Penn State
10/18/14 2ndQB Caleb Rowe ACL out for season
10/18/14 DB Daniel Ezeagwu Knee out for season
09/30/14 CB Alvin Hill Knee out for season
09/27/14 DB Denzel Conyers Ankle out for season
09/22/14 LB Cavon Walker Foot out for season
09/22/14 DL Quinton Jefferson Knee out for season
09/21/14 TE Andrew Isaacs Knee out for season
09/01/14 WR Taivon Jacobs Knee out for season
08/30/14 DB A.J. Hendy Suspension out for season
08/29/14 LB Nnamdi Egbuaba Shoulder out for season
08/23/14 WR Levern Jacobs Suspension out for season
08/11/14 OL Sean Christie Knee out for season

Penn State Nittany Lions

10/27/14 OL Donovan Smith Undisclosed injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Maryland
10/27/14 DB Ryan Keiser Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Maryland
10/27/14 RB Zach Zwinak Leg injured last game, doubtful Saturday vs. Maryland
10/26/14 C Miles Dieffenbach Knee "?" Saturday vs. Maryland
08/11/14 RE Adam Breneman Knee out indefinitely
08/02/14 LB Ben Kline Achilles out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Penn State

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