Oregon Ducks Getting Little Love From Fans Countrywide vs. Penn State Lions

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6 December, 2024

Key Takeaways

The BetOnline fan map for Penn State vs. Oregon is based on 70,000 tweets tracked ahead of the Big Ten Championship game.
Penn State comes into this one as a rare +2.5 dog playing in Indiana.

A map created by the fine folks at BetOnline based mostly on social media tweets shows most state sports fans support Penn State in their quest to win the Big Ten Championship versus No. 1 ranked Oregon.

The map below is based on geotagged X data from Saturday night to now, tracking tweets about the Big 10 Championship that included fan hashtags. For example, #GoDucks (Oregon) or #WeAre (Penn State). Over 70,000 tweets were tracked.

As you can see from the map, it seems the vast majority of college football fans want Penn State to hand #1 ranked Oregon their first loss of the season, which would also have implications for the upcoming College Football Playoff in terms of seeding.

Gambling911.com's pick is on Penn State to cover the +3.5 line, not necessarily win this game.

We're also on Georgia as a rare underdog versus Texas in Atlanta Saturday.

Line Analysis

Sagarin gives us a number of 1.95, indicating an overlay. 75% of the action was on the Ducks.

Comparables

Baylor +3.5 Oklahoma (road dog Baylor covers and wins) Oklahoma 1.48 Overlay of 2 - Road dog covers.
Texas Tech +3.5 Iowa State (road dog Texas Tech covers and wins) Iowa State 1.89 Overlay 1.5 points - Road dog covers.
Indianapolis +3.5 Denver (road dog Indianapolis covers and wins) Denver 2.09 - Overlay 1.5 - Road dog covers.
Kansas +3.5 Texas Tech (home favorite Texas Tech covers and wins by a lot) Texas Tech 0.95 Overlay of 2.5 - Home favorite covers.
Dallas +3.5 San Francisco (SF 2.61 - Overlay of 1) - Home favorite covers.

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The Rooting Map Analysis: Penn State vs. Oregon

It's possible that all the Midwest and Northeast states don’t want a West Coast team winning their first year in the Big Ten.

Here's the breakdown:

Penn State - 41 states (all other states)
Oregon - 9 states (Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Wyoming)

By Ean Lamb

Find Ean writing mostly during the evening hours covering a wide array of sports events. He has been writing for Gambling911.com more than a decade now. His hobbies include chess and playing pool. He's also an accomplished surfer. He works out of our Miami Beach bureau.