Pittsburgh vs. Penn State betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 21

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The Pittsburgh Panthers (6-6) play the Penn State Nittany Lions (8-3) as only 1.5-point favorites on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 12 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network. The over/under is set at 146.5 in the matchup.

Check out all the Latest NCAA Basketball Betting Previews!

Spread

Pittsburgh Cover -1.5 vs Penn State -105

Bet $20, Payout $39.05

Pittsburgh vs. Penn State betting lines

  • Pittsburgh moneyline odds to win: -108
  • Penn State moneyline odds to win: -111
  • Spread: Pittsburgh (-1.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Pittsburgh statistics, trends and more

Last season stats

  • With 75.9 points scored per game and 70.8 points conceded last season, the Panthers were 119th in the country on offense and 140th on defense.
  • On the boards, Pittsburgh was 266th in college basketball in rebounds (30.6 per game) last year. It was 135th in rebounds conceded (30.5 per game).
  • The Panthers were 196th in college basketball in assists (13.4 per game) last season.

Pittsburgh betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-7-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 1.5+: 4-4-0 (As Favorite: 4-4-0; As Underdog: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-6-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-3 (Home: 5-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.3 (197th in nation) 43.4 (175th) 32.0 (238th) 28.2 (59th) 13.2 (266th) 11.3 (154th)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Pittsburgh vs. Penn State? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Penn State statistics, trends and more

Last season stats

  • Last season the Nittany Lions put up 79.1 points per game (54th-ranked in college basketball) and surrendered 73.2 points per contest (213th-ranked).
  • Last year Penn State grabbed 30.7 boards per game (261st-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 30.4 rebounds per contest (129th-ranked).
  • Last season the Nittany Lions ranked 39th in college basketball in assists, dishing out 16.0 per game.

Penn State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 1.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 3-5-0; As Underdog: 1-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-0 (Home: 6-0; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.5 (39th in nation) 47.5 (331st) 28.7 (335th) 28.4 (63rd) 14.1 (209th) 8.7 (sixth)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …