Purdue's home finale comes against another ranked foe. No. 5 Penn State comes to Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday.

Cael Sanderson and the Penn State Nittany Lions seek their fourth consecutive NCAA Wrestling team title this season.

The Virginia Tech Hokies square off against the Penn State Nittany Lions at CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The teams match up Friday for the first time this season.

Penn State, fresh off a White Out win over Washington, will continue its push toward the College Football Playoff this weekend when it travels to Purdue. The No. 4-ranked Nittany Lions (8-1, 5-1 Big Ten) are overwhelming favorites at Purdue (1-8, 0-6 Big Ten). The game will kick off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Ross-Ade Stadium.

Fans and media from outside the expansive Big Ten footprint criticized Penn State’s No. 4 position in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings. They contended that the Nittany Lions should be ranked lower because they don’t have a win over a team in this week’s CFP and Associated Press polls.

SportsLine's model revealed its CFB picks and predictions for Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Purdue Boilermakers on CBS and Paramount+

You can see our Big Ten picks for this weekend, but we always share our expanded thoughts and final score predictions for the Penn State game in a separate post. So without any further delay, here are our predictions for this weekend’s matchup between the Nittany Lions and Purdue.