Penn State-Illinois game predictions: Nittany Lions are massive favorites … can they win and stay sharp doing it?

Penn State hits the road for the first time this season and opens its Big Ten schedule in a noon ET kickoff (FOX) Saturday at Illinois.

The Lions roll into the matchup with momentum and a 2-0 record and face an Illini team still finding its way on both sides of the ball on the heels of their breakout 2022 season. Penn State enters as a two-touchdown favorite.

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