According to sportsbooks, the Penn State Nittany Lions (16-16) are currently +60000 to win the 2023-24 college basketball national championship, giving them little hope of taking home the title. Ther next game is scheduled for Thursday, March 14 at 9:00 PM ET versus the Indiana Hoosiers.
In its previous game, Penn State beat Michigan on Wednesday, 66-57. Its high scorer was Zach Hicks with 20 points.
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Penn State NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +15000
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +15000
- National championship odds (current): +60000
- Big Ten championship odds: +13000
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Penn State Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- The Nittany Lions are playing the 50th-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
- Penn State has one game remaining against teams with above .500 records, and no games versus squads with a poorer record than its own.
- The Nittany Lions’ remaining schedule includes no games against Top 25 teams.
- Penn State’s signature win of the season came on February 21 in a 90-89 victory against the No. 13 Illinois Fighting Illini.
- Penn State has tied for the 27th-most Quadrant 2 victories in the country based on the RPI (four), but also has tied for the 27th-most Quadrant 2 losses (five).
- Against Quadrant 3 opponents (according to the RPI), the Nittany Lions are 6-4 (.600%) — tied for the 45th-most victories.
Penn State Season Stats and Insights
- The Nittany Lions outscore opponents by 1.8 points per game (scoring 75.6 points per game to rank 117th in college basketball while giving up 73.8 per outing to rank 241st in college basketball) and have a +58 scoring differential overall.
- The Nittany Lions knock down 7.8 three-pointers per game (137th in college basketball) at a 33.6% rate (207th in college basketball), compared to the 5.8 per game their opponents make at a 30.4% rate.
- Penn State averages 223.2 points per 100 possessions on offense (256th in college basketball), and gives up 217.8 points per 100 possessions (81st in college basketball).
- The Nittany Lions have won the turnover battle on average this season, committing 10.5 per game (101st in college basketball action) while forcing 14.1 (14th in college basketball).
Penn State Leading Performers
- Kanye Clary leads the Nittany Lions in scoring, averaging 16.0 points per game.
- Adrian Baldwin Jr. leads Penn State with 5.9 assists a game and Qudus Wahab paces the team with 7.8 rebounds per contest.
- The Nittany Lions are led by Hicks from beyond the arc. He connects on 2.0 shots from deep per game.
- Baldwin Jr leads the team with 2.7 steals per game. Wahab collects 1.5 blocks a contest to pace Penn State.
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