Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Purdue · Conference game
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5-4 · Power #79
30
final
Final
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2-7 · Power #66
49
▲ winner
Closing spread
MINN -2
✓ PUR W
Total
48
▲ Over · 79 pts
Model before kickoff
MINN 26–25 PUR
✗ MINN (53%) lost
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMINN -2
Total48
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Line context
Road favorites of 1–3 since 2023: won 53%, covered 49% (43 games)ⓘ
Closing line · Caesars Sportsbook
SourceCaesars Sportsbook closing line
Opennot available
CloseMINN -2
Total48
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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 MINN as a 2-point road favorite at PUR, the favorite won 5, covered 4, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: PUR won 49–30 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 79 points went over 48, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 3.6 against an average line of 2.4; 46.8 points a game (usually 54.2). When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
CAL @ STAN
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-2.541–11 W O46
Very close
WSU @ STAN
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation
-352–14 W O48.5
Very close
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-317–21 L U45
Very close
MIZ @ MSST
2020 · Week 16 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1.532–51 L O49
Very close
MIA @ UVA
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & spread
-314–12 L U48.5
Very close
VT @ BC
2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread
-13–17 L U51
Very close
WSU @ WASH
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest
-140–13 W O45
Very close
TCU @ BAY
2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-2.533–23 W O47.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest
-3.56–34 L U47
Very close
ISU @ OKST
2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest
-2.7514–20 L U47.5
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 2 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Minnesota ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
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.

Purdue home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Purdue 1-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
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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
MINN−0.1 →−0.9▼ 0.8#68
PUR−4.2 →−1.8▲ 2.4#73
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

MINN
Longer bar = better
PUR
#109
Offense
Even
#108
#60
Defense
◀ MINN better
#82
+0.7 #21
Turnovers
◀ MINN better
0.0 #68
65 plays #92
Pace
PUR faster ▶
70 plays #41
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When MINN has the ball
Advantage: PUR defense
MINN offPUR defEdge
Points / game 21.7 #106 31.2 #111 Even
Yards / play 4.78 #125 5.74 #81 PUR
PPA / play +0.04 #107 +0.12 #78 PUR
Success rate 40% #99 41% #56 PUR
When PUR has the ball
Advantage: MINN defense
PUR offMINN defEdge
Points / game 20.9 #112 23.2 #49 MINN
Yards / play 4.88 #119 5.58 #72 MINN
PPA / play −0.01 #120 +0.08 #60 MINN
Success rate 41% #80 41% #59 MINN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
MINN scoring against the PUR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MINN scored
3.0
#120
8.2
#65
11.2
#101
4.0
#113
6.1
#89
10.1
#112
PUR allowed
7.6
#111
9.4
#98
17.0
#114
5.0
#55
9.2
#110
14.2
#93
PUR scoring against the MINN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PUR scored
2.6
#127
6.0
#108
8.6
#124
5.4
#85
6.9
#67
12.3
#80
MINN allowed
5.2
#63
6.4
#47
11.7
#52
4.6
#45
6.3
#65
10.9
#47

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PUR +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
49° · 5 mph
gusts 10 mph · at kickoff
Rest
MINN7d
PUR7d
Even
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 134fast

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