Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Purdue · Conference game
Closing spread
PUR -6.5
✓ IU W
Total
55.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
IU 24–31 PUR
✓ PUR (68%) won
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
ClosePUR -6.5
Total55.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
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ClosePUR -6.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close55.5
Line context
Home favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 65%, covered 56% (63 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
ClosePUR -6.5
Total55.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
PUR as a 6.5-point home favorite against IU, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: PUR won 35–31; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 55.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 67%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 50%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 48%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 13.7 against an average line of 6.3; 53.3 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-5.5 | 33–28 | L | O58 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6.75 | 38–3 | W | U57.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest |
-6 | 38–39 | L | O56 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-5.5 | 45–14 | W | U59.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 42–32 | W | O58.25 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 6–21 | L | U52.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total |
-6.5 | 48–24 | W | O55.5 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7 | 23–13 | W | U61 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-6 | 20–3 | W | U59.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-5 | 42–21 | W | O52.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2020 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and no trends and market moves behind it
No clear signal on the spread
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
No notable trends or market moves for this game.
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 134 earlier overs in games with totals 51.5–59.5, 32% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 5-4 56% |
Recent meetings
The series
IU 44–75 PUR (6 tied)
PUR leads · 125 games since 1892 · IU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
IU−10.1 →−4.9▲ 5.2#89
PUR−4.2 →−0.9▲ 3.3#67
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#103
Offense
PUR better ▶#89
#109
Defense
PUR better ▶#80
−0.2 #90
Turnovers
Even−0.3 #99
67 plays #67
Pace
PUR faster ▶70 plays #34
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| IU off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 21.4 #107 | 30.4 #105 | Even |
| Yards / play | 4.97 #116 | 5.74 #83 | PUR |
| PPA / play | +0.05 #105 | +0.12 #83 | PUR |
| Success rate | 41% #85 | 40% #47 | PUR |
| PUR off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.9 #97 | 29.5 #102 | Even |
| Yards / play | 5.31 #92 | 5.84 #90 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.04 #106 | +0.21 #120 | Even |
| Success rate | 43% #62 | 46% #124 | PUR |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
IU scoring against the PUR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.4 #78 | 5.8 #109 | 11.2 #95 | 3.2 #122 | 5.6 #98 | 8.8 #122 | |
7.6 #110 | 8.6 #90 | 16.3 #106 | 5.0 #52 | 9.1 #113 | 14.1 #95 |
PUR scoring against the IU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.4 #119 | 6.2 #98 | 9.5 #113 | 5.7 #76 | 7.6 #46 | 13.4 #59 | |
5.9 #81 | 9.5 #106 | 15.5 #99 | 6.5 #90 | 6.0 #58 | 12.5 #72 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
36° · 3 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
IU7d
PUR7d
Even
Tempo
Average 137 plays
slowavg 133fast
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