Published October 31, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
Preview
The Penn State Nittany Lions visit the Washington Huskies in college football on Saturday, November 7, with kickoff at 12:00 a.m. ET. Goalorithm’s model makes the Penn State Nittany Lions likelier to win, though the estimates are not certainties.
What the model expects
The model gives the Penn State Nittany Lions 53.9% to win and the Washington Huskies 46.1%. Its likelier result is a Penn State Nittany Lions win.
The projection has the Washington Huskies scoring 23.9 points and the Penn State Nittany Lions scoring 25.2, for 49.1 in all. The projected margin is the Penn State Nittany Lions by 1.3 points.
Records and recent results
The Washington Huskies are 4-3 overall this season, with 195 points scored and 159 allowed in 7 games; the Penn State Nittany Lions are 3-4, with 201 points scored and 132 allowed in 7 games. The Washington Huskies have the better record.
Most recently, the Washington Huskies beat the Purdue Boilermakers 38-26 on the road on October 16, and before that lost 41-24 at home to the Iowa Hawkeyes on October 9 and lost 25-21 on the road to the USC Trojans on October 3.
The Penn State Nittany Lions lost 21-18 on the road to the Michigan Wolverines on October 17, and before that lost 31-23 at home to the USC Trojans on October 10 and lost 34-13 on the road to the Northwestern Wildcats on October 2.