{"id":23357,"date":"2023-09-13T10:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=23357"},"modified":"2023-09-14T08:07:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T12:07:48","slug":"penn-state-vs-illinois-predictions-picks-and-best-odds-week-3-free-college-football-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/college-football\/penn-state-vs-illinois-predictions-picks-and-best-odds-week-3-free-college-football-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn State vs Illinois Predictions, Picks and Best Odds &#8211; Week 3 Free College Football Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penn State vs Illinois Prediction: The Betting Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"wt.buzz\/tgs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Goldsheet<\/a> offers their expert betting prediction and picks for Penn State vs Illinois Week 3 kicking off on September 16th at 12:00pm ET. What are they looking at from a betting perspective? Get their college football betting analysis now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/college-football\">free college football picks<\/a> from WagerTalk all season long &#8211; including on Penn State and Illinois. Get your free picks now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FREE NFL Week 2 Edition of The Football GoldSheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 1957, GoldSheet is the country&#8217;s longest-running sports betting newsletter. Since WagerTalk Media&#8217;s acquisition of GoldSheet in 2019, we have steadily brought the iconic publication into the digital age. The GoldSheet team cordially invites you to check out their NFL Week 2 \/ NCAAF Week 3 edition FOR FREE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Head to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldsheet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.goldsheet.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;and click on &#8220;Log In&#8221; and use the following credentials:<\/strong><br><strong>Username:<\/strong> wtfree<br><strong>Password:<\/strong> wtfree<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>What can you expect once you&#8217;re inside?<br>&#8211; Written analysis on every NFL and college football game this weekend.<br>&#8211; Historical trends and head-to-head betting angles.<br>&#8211; Box score notes from last week&#8217;s games.<br>&#8211; Proprietary power ratings and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>If you like what you see, please join us for the rest of the football season through the Super Bowl using <strong>promo code WTGS20 to take $20 off a Football GoldSheet season-long subscription<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goldsheet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TAKE ME TO GOLDSHEET!<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penn State vs Illinois Predictions: Best Betting Odds &amp; Game Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Saturday, September 16<\/th><th>College Football Betting Notes (Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/wlwilliamhillus.adsrv.eacdn.com\/C.ashx?btag=a_11692b_2550c_&amp;affid=299&amp;siteid=11692&amp;adid=2550&amp;c=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caesars<\/a>)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Spread:<\/td><td>Penn State Nittany Lions -14.5 vs Illinois Fighting Illini<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total:<\/td><td>48.5 (Over -110 \/ Under -110)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Game Time:<\/td><td>12:00pm ET \/ 9:00am PT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arena:<\/td><td>Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TV:<\/td><td>FOX<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penn State vs Illinois Pick:  The Betting Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Penn State and Illinois have played five times since 2014. 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The Fighting Illini trailed 34-7 at one point and gave up 539 yards to the Jayhawks. Illinois&#8217; offense was forced to punt on each of its first four possessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penn State Football Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nittany Lions scored a meaningless touchdown with six seconds left in the opener against West Virginia, then crushed Delaware 63-7 last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you think Coach Franklin has been hard on two opponents he doesn&#8217;t have any beef with, wait until you see what he tries against a team he wants revenge against. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Illinois pulled off a 20-18 win in Happy Valley last season\u2026in NINE overtimes. 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What are they looking at from a betting perspective? Get their college football betting analysis now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>You get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/college-football\">free college football picks<\/a> from WagerTalk all season long - including on Penn State and Illinois. Get your free picks now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FREE NFL Week 2 Edition of The Football GoldSheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1957, GoldSheet is the country's longest-running sports betting newsletter. Since WagerTalk Media's acquisition of GoldSheet in 2019, we have steadily brought the iconic publication into the digital age. The GoldSheet team cordially invites you to check out their NFL Week 2 \/ NCAAF Week 3 edition FOR FREE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Head to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldsheet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.goldsheet.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;and click on \"Log In\" and use the following credentials:<\/strong><br><strong>Username:<\/strong> wtfree<br><strong>Password:<\/strong> wtfree<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><br>What can you expect once you're inside?<br>- Written analysis on every NFL and college football game this weekend.<br>- Historical trends and head-to-head betting angles.<br>- Box score notes from last week's games.<br>- Proprietary power ratings and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><br>If you like what you see, please join us for the rest of the football season through the Super Bowl using <strong>promo code WTGS20 to take $20 off a Football GoldSheet season-long subscription<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penn State vs Illinois Predictions: Best Betting Odds &amp; Game Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Saturday, September 16<\/th><th>College Football Betting Notes (Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/wlwilliamhillus.adsrv.eacdn.com\/C.ashx?btag=a_11692b_2550c_&amp;affid=299&amp;siteid=11692&amp;adid=2550&amp;c=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Caesars<\/a>)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Spread:<\/td><td>Penn State Nittany Lions -14.5 vs Illinois Fighting Illini<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total:<\/td><td>48.5 (Over -110 \/ Under -110)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Game Time:<\/td><td>12:00pm ET \/ 9:00am PT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arena:<\/td><td>Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>TV:<\/td><td>FOX<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penn State vs Illinois Pick:  The Betting Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Penn State and Illinois have played five times since 2014. The Illini have had a different coach in all five of those meetings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This will be the first time in a decade that James Franklin will see a familiar face on the other side of the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v2WkR2mxlUM?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penn State vs Illinois Prediction:  Illinois Football Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Fighting Illini are struggling to find their footing this season without defensive coordinator Ryan Walters (now at Purdue) and a handful of impactful NFL draft picks in the secondary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>After barely squeaking past Toledo in the opener, Illinois got blitzed by Kansas last week. The Fighting Illini trailed 34-7 at one point and gave up 539 yards to the Jayhawks. Illinois' offense was forced to punt on each of its first four possessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penn State Football Preview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Nittany Lions scored a meaningless touchdown with six seconds left in the opener against West Virginia, then crushed Delaware 63-7 last week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you think Coach Franklin has been hard on two opponents he doesn't have any beef with, wait until you see what he tries against a team he wants revenge against. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Illinois pulled off a 20-18 win in Happy Valley last season\u2026in NINE overtimes. 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