NCAA Basketball Game Preview - Mountaineers underdogs vs Nittany Lions at Penn State

Mount St. Mary's MountaineersPenn State Nittany Lions
3-7December 22, 2013, 02:00 | Bryce Jordan Center8-4


A key college battle sees the visiting Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers travelling to Penn State Sunday to take on the Nittany Lions.

Penn State will face the 3-7 Mountaineers, who own a 0-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Nittany Lions are 7-2 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Mountaineers are 1-0 favoring the OVER.

View Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Penn State Nittany Lions Odds and Stats.

The visitors opened as 16.5-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark, including Sportsbook. The total was set to open a bit later (check out Sportsbook for the latest situation(.

The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Nittany Lions rated this week at No. 87 and the Mountaineers sitting at No. 307.



Mount St. Mary's won its last outing, a 70-58 result against Loyola on December 7. Mount St. Mary's earned a 70-58 victory over Loyola on Saturday, getting 18 points from Rashad Whack at Knott Arena.

Last time out for Penn State, they were an 81-79 loser as they battled Princeton at home. They failed to cover in the match as a 6-point favorite. The Nittany Lions endured an 81-79 loss at the hands of the Tigers on Saturday, despite a 24-point effort from D.J. Newbill at Bryce Jordan Center.

Next up:
Mount St. Mary's at Texas Tech, Monday, December 30th
Penn State at Michigan State, Tuesday, December 31st
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