Southern Cal at Penn State Game Prediction
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
POINT SPREAD
Penn State by 3.07
TOTAL POINTS
55
UPDATED
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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RATINGS
Penn State
Southern Cal 
|
78
C+
|
Overall |
89
B+
|
|
89
B+
|
Power |
88
B+
|
|
86
B
|
Offensive |
90
A-
|
|
90
A-
|
Defensive |
85
B
|
|
92
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
89
B+
|
|
86
B
|
SoS (Full Season) |
91
A-
|
|
76
C
|
SoR (Current) |
91
A-
|
|
84
B
|
SoR (Full Season) |
89
B+
|
RANKINGS
Penn State
Southern Cal
| 75 #89 overall |
Overall | 35 #35 overall |
| 37 #37 overall |
Power | 40 #40 overall |
| 46 #46 overall |
Offensive | 32 #32 overall |
| 34 #34 overall |
Defensive | 50 #50 overall |
| 26 #26 overall |
SoS (Current) | 36 #36 overall |
| 46 #46 overall |
SoS (Full Season) | 29 #29 overall |
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Southern Cal#3543%Wk 9 (Oct 25), 2026-27: Penn State 57%, Southern Cal 43% at Penn State.
Penn State's win probability against Southern Cal has swung between 36% and 62% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 45% now.
Penn State's win probability against Southern Cal has swung between 42% and 68% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 51% now.
Penn State's win probability against Southern Cal has swung between 49% and 73% over the last 6 weeks, and sits at 57% now.
Penn State favored
Southern Cal favored
Even, 50%
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Week-by-week table
| Week | At Southern Cal | Neutral | At Penn State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 43% | 50% | 56% |
| Wk 1 | 46% | 52% | 59% |
| Wk 2 | 50% | 56% | 62% |
| Wk 3 | 47% | 53% | 59% |
| Wk 4 | 62% | 68% | 73% |
| Wk 5 | 50% | 56% | 62% |
| Wk 6 | 49% | 55% | 61% |
| Wk 7 | 42% | 48% | 55% |
| Wk 8 | 36% | 42% | 49% |
| Wk 9 | 45% | 51% | 57% |
RECORDS
Penn State
Southern Cal
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-4 (42.9%) |
Overall |
6-2 (75%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Home |
4-1 (80%) |
|
1-2 (33.3%) |
Away |
2-1 (66.7%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FBS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
1-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
2-0 (100%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
SUPERLATIVES
Penn State
Southern Cal
| #114 Buffalo | Best Win | #69 Washington |
| #37 Michigan | Worst Loss | #31 Oregon |
| 45 pts vs #134 Marshall | Largest MOV | 39 pts vs #122 Fresno St |
| 21 pts vs #22 Northwestern | Largest MOD | 17 pts vs #25 Wisconsin |
OTHER STATISTICS
Penn State
Southern Cal
| 28.7 | Points per Game | 32.8 |
| 18.9 | Points Against | 25 |
| 35.8 | Home PPG | 36.4 |
| 17 | Home PA | 23.6 |
| 19.3 | Away PPG | 26.7 |
| 21.3 | Away PA | 27.3 |
| 32-19 | Opponent Record | 31-27 |
| 84.4 | Avg Opponent Rank | 96.1 |
| L 4 | Longest Streak | W 4 |
| L 4 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Penn State
Southern Cal
| Oct 17 | at Michigan (4-3) | L18-21 | Oct 24 | at #25 Wisconsin (5-2) | L7-24 |
| Oct 10 | vs Southern Cal (6-2) | L23-31 | Oct 10 | at Penn State (3-4) | W31-23 |
| Oct 2 | at #22 Northwestern (6-1) | L13-34 | Oct 3 | vs Washington (4-3) | W25-21 |
| Sep 26 | vs #25 Wisconsin (5-2) | L20-24 | Sep 26 | vs Oregon (4-3) | L27-41 |
| Sep 19 | vs Buffalo (5-3) | W55-13 | Sep 19 | at Rutgers (2-5) | W42-35 |
| Sep 12 | at Temple (2-5) | W27-9 | Sep 12 | vs Louisiana-Lafayette (5-3) | W49-30 |
| Sep 5 | vs Marshall (4-3) | W45-0 | Sep 4 | vs Fresno St (4-3) | W39-0 |