Michigan enters the matchup as the nation’s No. 2 ranked team, sitting at 20-1 overall and tied for first in the Big Ten, riding a six-game winning streak after a key road win over Michigan State and backed by strong analytics favoring them in most remaining games. Meanwhile, Penn State has strugg led in conference play, dropping multiple recent games and sitting near the bottom of the Big Ten standings with inconsistency on both ends of the floor. ...read more read less