{"id":917961,"date":"2026-10-02T15:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/917961\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:06:13","slug":"best-bets-today-oct-2-penn-state-vs-northwestern-odds-wnba-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/917961\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Bets Today, Oct. 2: Penn State Vs Northwestern Odds, WNBA Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Friday’s board runs from a winner-take-all WNBA playoff game to two college football matchups priced inside a field goal, with the first week of the NHL season and a CFL doubleheader in between. The most notable price: Northwestern is a home underdog of +123<\/a> at BetRivers<\/a> against a Penn State team that just dropped out of the AP Top 25. The odds below compare FanDuel<\/a>, Fanatics<\/a>, BetRivers<\/a> and LetsBetMD<\/a> (Maryland only) and were taken this morning. All times ET.<\/p>\n

Today’s Best Odds At A GlanceEventTime (ET)Bet To ConsiderBest PriceSportsbookPenn State vs Northwestern8 p.m.Northwestern +3-115<\/a>Fanatics<\/a>Pitt vs Virginia Tech7 p.m.Pitt moneyline+118<\/a>BetRivers<\/a>Wings vs Valkyries, Game 39 p.m.Wings +7.5-105<\/a>Fanatics<\/a>Capitals vs Hurricanes7 p.m.Under 6.5 goals-125<\/a>Fanatics<\/a>Tiger-Cats vs Redblacks7 p.m.Tiger-Cats moneyline-111<\/a>FanDuel<\/a>Penn State Vs Northwestern Odds: Spread, Moneyline And Total<\/p>\n

Penn State visits Ryan Field in Evanston one week after losing to Wisconsin as a favorite, a result that knocked the Nittany Lions out of the AP Top 25 from No. 13. Northwestern lost 29-23 to Indiana last week and won last season’s meeting 22-21 at Beaver Stadium.<\/p>\n

The books split on the number: Fanatics<\/a> and BetRivers<\/a> hang Penn State -3, while FanDuel<\/a> and LetsBetMD<\/a> sit at -2.5.<\/p>\n

Bet to consider: Northwestern +3 (-115<\/a>) at Fanatics<\/a>, the better price of the two books offering the full field goal. The Wildcats won this matchup by a point last year and stayed within a score of Indiana last week.<\/p>\n

Pitt Vs Virginia Tech Odds: Spread, Moneyline And Total<\/p>\n

Both teams bring 4-0 records and 1-0 ACC marks into Lane Stadium. Pitt allows 8.5 points per game and has outscored its opponents 157-34, but this is its first road game after four straight at home.<\/p>\n

Bet to consider: Pitt moneyline (+118<\/a>) at BetRivers<\/a>. An unbeaten team allowing 8.5 points per game is available at plus money, and BetRivers<\/a> pays the most for it.<\/p>\n

Wings Vs Valkyries Game 3 Odds: Spread, Moneyline And Total<\/p>\n

The first-round series is tied 1-1 and ends tonight at Chase Center. Dallas forced the deciding game with a 108-100 overtime win in Game 2, when Arike Ogunbowale scored a WNBA playoff-record 45 points.<\/p>\n

Bet to consider: Wings +7.5 (-105<\/a>) at Fanatics<\/a>. Dallas won Game 2 in overtime and gets 7.5 points.<\/p>\n

Capitals Vs Hurricanes Odds: Moneyline And Total<\/p>\n

Carolina hosts Washington at Lenovo Center after opening its season with a 1-0 overtime loss to Florida on Sept. 29. The Hurricanes are favored everywhere, from -143 at BetRivers and -143 at LetsBetMD to -149 at FanDuel, which in turn has the best Capitals price at +125. The total is 6.5 at all four books, with the under ranging from -125 at Fanatics to -133 at BetRivers.<\/p>\n

Bet to consider: Under 6.5 goals (-125) at Fanatics. Carolina’s opener produced one goal in more than 60 minutes.<\/p>\n

Tiger-Cats Vs Redblacks Odds: Moneyline And Total<\/p>\n

Ottawa is 0-14 and trying to avoid becoming the first team in CFL history to start 0-15. Both clubs are eliminated from playoff contention. Hamilton is -111 at FanDuel, -120 at Fanatics, -128 at BetRivers and -130 at LetsBetMD; the Redblacks peak at +105 at BetRivers. The total is 60.5 across the board.<\/p>\n

Bet to consider: Tiger-Cats moneyline (-111) at FanDuel. Hamilton faces a winless opponent, and the price is 19 cents better than the -130 at LetsBetMD.<\/p>\n

Line Moves To WatchTiger-Cats vs Redblacks: BetRivers moved Ottawa from -109 to +105 this morning and Hamilton from -114 to -128, while raising its total from 59.5 to 60.5.More Games On The BoardNHL, Bruins vs Jets (8 p.m.): Boston +107 at BetRivers; Winnipeg -122 at LetsBetMD.NHL, Rangers vs Red Wings (6:30 p.m.): New York +112 at BetRivers and +112 at FanDuel; Detroit -130 at Fanatics.NCAAF, Delaware vs Liberty (7 p.m.): Delaware +215 at Fanatics; Liberty -6.5 (-114) at LetsBetMD.CFL, Stampeders vs Roughriders (9:30 p.m.): Calgary +205 at Fanatics; Saskatchewan -222 at BetRivers.Nations League, France vs Italy (2:45 p.m.): France -244, draw +375, Italy +525 at BetRivers.Tennis, Japan Open, Shapovalov vs Tabilo (10 p.m.): Denis Shapovalov -154 at FanDuel; Alejandro Tabilo +135 at BetRivers and +135 at Fanatics.Tennis, China Open, Gauff vs Osorio (11 p.m.): Camila Osorio +890 at FanDuel; Coco Gauff -1250 at BetRivers.Where To Bet Today<\/p>\n

Prices move through the day, so compare the number before you bet. RG reviews the leading online sportsbooks<\/a> and Maryland betting sites<\/a>, and lists current betting bonuses<\/a> for anyone opening a new account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Friday’s board runs from a winner-take-all WNBA playoff game to two college football matchups priced inside a field…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":917962,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[49,48,82,630],"class_list":["post-917961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=917961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/917961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/917962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=917961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=917961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=917961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}