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Perhaps the super charged crowd will will the ghosts of Defenses past into this current pride of Nittany Lions, but I'm not holding my breath.  I think it will be an exciting game, and like the last two contests it will come down to a huge special teams play.  I'll be there, so hopefully it is in the Lions favor.  

35 definitely won't be enough for PSU to win. If OSU wins, it could be. In any event, I'm guessing the winner will hit 42.

I think that's correct about McSorley's record at home. But...how many of those were games against teams that finished high in the rankings? Just the one in 2016, right?

I think for the most part that we know what we are going to get out of Ohio State's offense but the defense has been ridiculously inconsistent.  

Here is an article from the Cleveland Paper after week three explaining that at that point Ohio State's defense had been one of the best in the country at creating big plays and one of the worst in the country at giving up big plays.  To me, that seems like a recipe for a jeckyll and hyde season.  I have no idea what to expect from this game because I feel like the following two possibilities are both approximately equally likely:

• That Ohio State's defense avoids giving up big plays but scores twice and mostly shuts down PSU, or
• That Ohio State's defense keeps on giving up big plays but doesn't create big plays and gives up 50.  

I haven't watched much PSU this year but they seem to have defensive inconsistency issues of their own so I just feel like this is one of those games were, truly, anything can happen.  I think it will come down to which defense steps up.  

I think that's correct about McSorley's record at home. But...how many of those were games against teams that finished high in the rankings? Just the one in 2016, right?

Just one that finished ranked, period.  Just two (adding UM last year) that were ranked as of game time.  Only 4 P5 teams that finished with a winning record (adding an 8-5 Iowa and a 9-4 Minnesota)

• Kent State (3-9)
• Temple (10-4)
• Minnesota (9-4)
• Maryland (6-7)
• #2 Ohio State (11-2) (wound up #6)
• Iowa (8-5)
• Michigan State (3-9)
• Akron (7-7)
• Pittsburgh (5-7)
• Georgia State (7-5)
• Indiana (5-7)
• #19 Michigan (8-5) (wound up unranked)
• Rutgers (4-8)
• Nebraska (4-8)
• Appalachian State
• Kent State

NO WAY Ohio State Beats Penn State!

Is that luck? That's miserable for fans and, since the East is so tough, seems to imply a deathly road slate. The other half of the question is fair, though. Why haven't more good teams been visiting PSU? I must be missing some random coincidence or something.

EDIT: Nevermind. It's super obvious. Two of the east's top programs were down for one game each -- MSU had a 3-9 year in 2016 and Michigan had an 8-5 year in 2017.

You hit the nail on the head, my friend.
Also, to get a fair comparison, you have to have the same list from another B1G team.  Is it that unusual to play more patsies at home?  Probably not.