The Penn State basketball season has unraveled, as the Nittany Lions have lost five straight games and nine of their last 10. They're tired and hurting, both physically and mentally, and need a spark to end (or at least curtail) this slide. Penn State hopes to make something happen in the second game of its California road trip.

After closing the month of January with a 2-7 record, Penn State basketball will look to start February with a win at home against Minnesota.

Minnesota visits Penn State on Tuesday! Let's continue our College Basketball odds series with a Minnesota-Penn-State prediction and pick.

Penn State looks for a bounceback effort Tuesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center, as the Nittany Lions host a Big Ten matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

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Penn State will look to snap its woeful five-game losing streak tonight against USC. The Nittany Lions fell 78-54 to UCLA on Saturday in the first leg of their California road swing. USC has had a wildly inconsistent Big Ten stretch,