Penn State Game Odds
Penn State opens up the season on August 30, hosting Nevada, and sportsbooks like FanDuel have the Lions as 45.5-point favorites. The Nittany Lions face three playoff teams in 2025, including Oregon, Indiana, and Ohio State. Penn State will host the Oregon Ducks on September 27.
If the Lions make the postseason again, we will update these betting lines to reflect Penn State's college football playoff odds. The widget below will allow you to compare odds from multiple operators and find the best price.
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Additional Penn State Odds
Betting on college football in PA doesn't stop with just game odds. You can also find futures markets which are centered around things like championship odds, win totals, Heisman Trophy odds, and more. Being that the season hasn't started, sites like bet365 Sportsbook PA may have limited markets available.
| 🏆 Penn State National Championship Odds | +850 (10.5% chance) |
| ⭐ Penn State Big Ten Championship Odds | +260 (27.8% chance) |
| 👍 Penn State Playoff Odds | -225 (69.2% chance) |
| 📊 Penn State O/U Win Total | 10.5 (+116/-142) |
| 🏈 Drew Allar Heisman Trophy Odds | +1400 (6.7% chance) |
Odds from FanDuel Sportsbook
Penn State Odds to Win National Championship
According to sportsbooks like Fanatics Sportsbook PA, Penn State's odds of winning the National Championship are +850.
After losing to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl and CFP semifinal, the Nittany Lions have the fourth-shortest championship odds entering the 2025-26 season.
Can Penn State Win the National Championship?
After making the College Football Playoff last season, the Nittany Lions are immediate contenders in 2025. In the always competitive Big Ten, they will need to stay atop the strongest conference in the sport. Ahead of the season, Penn State has the second-shortest odds to win the Big Ten Championship Game.
With Penn State National Championship odds sitting at the fourth-shortest in the country, the Nittany Lions are expected to be a top-tier team and one of the five best teams in college football.
Penn State Odds FAQs
Yes, betting on Penn State, other in-state colleges, and all college football teams is legal in PA. The only restriction, as far as college betting is concerned, is that no prop bets are allowed, regardless of where the school is located.
Currently, Penn State is +650 to win the 2025-26 College Football Playoff National Championship, the fourth-shortest odds, according to odds from BetMGM. This gives the Nittany Lions a 13.3% chance of winning the title this season.
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Cody Kutzer has been covering the sports betting and gambling space for several years and has been losing his parlay bets for even longer. He currently serves as an editor, writer, and fact-checker for PennStakes.com to ensure readers have the latest and most accurate information surrounding PA sports betting.
