Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Purdue · Conference game
Weather at kickoff36°F3 mphgusts 12DryCold Over 50% of 115 games since 2023Weather watch ›
3-8 · Power #89
31
final
Final
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3-8 · Power #66
35
▲ winner
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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Opening line not available
Total
 
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 ›

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-5.533–28 L O58
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TULN vs TEM
2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & rest
-6.7538–3 W U57.5
Very close
CMU vs NIU
2021 · Week 8 · very close · similar total & rest
-638–39 L O56
Very close
TULN vs USF
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & season form
-5.545–14 W U59.5
Very close
LT vs CLT
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar rest & spread
-742–32 W O58.25
Very close
CAL vs WSU
2021 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.56–21 L U52.5
Very close
ARMY vs ULM
2022 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & total
-6.548–24 W O55.5
Very close
NCST vs GT
2020 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & spread
-723–13 W U61
Very close
BALL vs BUFF
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest
-620–3 W U59.5
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-542–21 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.
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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

IU
Longer bar = better
PUR
#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
When IU has the ball
Advantage: PUR defense
IU offPUR defEdge
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
When PUR has the ball
Even matchup
PUR offIU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IU scored
5.4
#78
5.8
#109
11.2
#95
3.2
#122
5.6
#98
8.8
#122
PUR allowed
7.6
#110
8.6
#90
16.3
#106
5.0
#52
9.1
#113
14.1
#95
PUR scoring against the IU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PUR scored
3.4
#119
6.2
#98
9.5
#113
5.7
#76
7.6
#46
13.4
#59
IU allowed
5.9
#81
9.5
#106
15.5
#99
6.5
#90
6.0
#58
12.5
#72

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PUR +2.5
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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