In its Week 4 matchup against Iowa, Penn State posted a positive EPA per Rush and EPA per Pass mark with a 45 percent Success Rate despite Allar throwing for only 166 yards. Not to mention, the other four offensive line starters are still killers. He’s coached up back-to-back Joe Moore award-winning lines, and he’ll have Persi coached up for this matchup. Offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Sherrone Moore – acting head coach during Jim Harbaugh’s suspension – is among the nation’s best in his role. Get the latest College Football National Championship winner odds.Read our expert’s guide on how to bet on College Football.Check out the best College Football betting sites.Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards have combined for 450 rush yards on 107 attempts over the past three weeks. With McCarthy struggling, Michigan has gone back to its ground-and-pound identity. Before the Penn State game in Week 10, McCarthy averaged over 10 yards per attempt. Over the past three weeks, McCarthy has thrown for only 350 yards at only 6.8 yards per attempt. McCarthy hasn’t looked like himself over the past few weeks. He was an All-Big Ten first-team right guard last year.Ĭan backup right guard Jeffrey Persi provide the same type of interior push in the run game?

To be fair, I’m a bit worried about Michigan without offensive lineman Zak Zinter, who is out for the remainder of the year after suffering a brutal leg injury last week. They’re dynamic and can beat good defenses in several ways. The Wolverines are not an inexplosive, useless offense. The Nittany Lions proved to be an inexplosive, useless offense against Michigan (15 points) and Ohio State (12 points), two defenses worse than Iowa’s on paper. If Penn State can put up those numbers against Iowa, Michigan definitely can. That said, Iowa allowed more than 30 points to the only competent offense it’s faced all year. To be fair, Penn State also benefited from four Iowa turnovers, including one that gave the Nittany Lions a short field. Iowa celebrated after winning the Heroes Game Trophy by beating Nebraska. Drew Allar threw for four scores, and the rushing attack tallied more than 200 yards. In that game, the Nittany Lions generated 31 points and 400 yards of total offense. In fact, Iowa has played only one ranked opponent this season in Penn State. Their non-conference schedule consisted of Utah State, Western Michigan and Iowa State - in the wake of the betting scandal - and the Big Ten West was a joke this season. That said, Iowa’s defense might be a tad overvalued. There is no particular area that the Wolverines can attack.

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