Sat, Nov 11, 2023, 3:30 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Purdue · Conference game
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
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CloseMINN -2
Total48
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Spread
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CloseMINN -2
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Total
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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
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-2.5 | 41–11 | W | O46 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar total & situation |
-3 | 52–14 | W | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3 | 17–21 | L | U45 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 16 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-1.5 | 32–51 | L | O49 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & spread |
-3 | 14–12 | L | U48.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 10 · very close · similar situation & spread |
-1 | 3–17 | L | U51 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1 | 40–13 | W | O45 |
| Very close | 2020 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest |
-2.5 | 33–23 | W | O47.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar total & rest |
-3.5 | 6–34 | L | U47 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & rest |
-2.75 | 14–20 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q3. Of 129 earlier overs in games with totals 44–52, 29% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-4 56% | 3-6 33% | 3-4 43% | |
| 2-7 22% | 3-6 33% | 4-3 57% |
Recent meetings
The series
MINN 42–36 PUR (3 tied)
MINN leads · 81 games since 1894 · PUR has won the last meeting
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
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
Longer bar = better
#109
Offense
Even#108
#60
Defense
◀ MINN better#82
+0.7 #21
Turnovers
◀ MINN better0.0 #68
65 plays #92
Pace
PUR faster ▶70 plays #41
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| MINN off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PUR off | MINN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.0 #120 | 8.2 #65 | 11.2 #101 | 4.0 #113 | 6.1 #89 | 10.1 #112 | |
7.6 #111 | 9.4 #98 | 17.0 #114 | 5.0 #55 | 9.2 #110 | 14.2 #93 |
PUR scoring against the MINN defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2.6 #127 | 6.0 #108 | 8.6 #124 | 5.4 #85 | 6.9 #67 | 12.3 #80 | |
5.2 #63 | 6.4 #47 | 11.7 #52 | 4.6 #45 | 6.3 #65 | 10.9 #47 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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