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00:00Early on Saturday, coming up, SMU squaring off against Penn State Nittany Lions.
00:08They're booked as eight and a half point favorites.
00:10They'll be playing at home at Beaver Stadium with a total of 53 and a half.
00:15How do you expect this one to fare going against the overachieving Mustangs?
00:20Yeah, and I think they're going to continue to overachieve.
00:24I know they had a very difficult first half against Clemson in the ACC title game, but
00:30what we saw down the stretch was more symbolic of who SMU is.
00:36Tremendous speed on both sides of the ball.
00:38They do a great job of getting after the quarterback.
00:42I don't have a ton of faith in Drew Aller, the Penn State quarterback.
00:47I think this game is actually close.
00:49It's going to be tough.
00:50SMU has never been in this position before.
00:52It's going to be a whiteout in Happy Valley.
00:55Penn State's got a tremendous defense.
00:57We've already talked about Tyler Warren, the best tight end in the country.
01:00I think Penn State wins, but I think SMU is going to keep this close.
01:04I'm going to take the eight and a half in this game.
01:07And Rich, how big is that for you, you know, on the betting side of things and looking
01:10at how some of these games could fare, playoff atmosphere in a situation like that, a stadium
01:16like that, it is going to be a raucous atmosphere, even tougher for some of these exiting teams
01:21down on the run.
01:22Yeah.
01:23I mean, Penn State is always difficult.
01:26It would be even harder if this was a night game, but during the day, just the same.
01:30And how about, how about weather, SMU not particularly accustomed to the cold Pennsylvania
01:37weather.
01:38It'll be a cold, brisk, probably 30 to 35 and windy.
01:41This is weather that SMU is not used to.
01:44Communications will be difficult, pre-snap communications.
01:48Just being able to hear themselves, Kevin Jennings in particular at quarterback.
01:53So it's a difficult setting, but I like the athletes on SMU.
01:57I think this one is going to be close.
01:58I see Penn State by seven, which is why I'm going to take those eight and a half points.
02:03I like that Penn State at eight and a half.
02:07Second biggest favorite there for the first round of the playoffs.
02:11Biggest favorite, surprise, surprise.