Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Purdue · Conference game
Weather at kickoff55°F12 mphgusts 22Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
5-0 · Power #4
41
▲ winner
Final
@
2-4 · Power #66
7
final
Closing spread
OSU -17.5
✓ OSU W
Total
52.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
OSU 35–18 PUR
✓ OSU (90%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseOSU -17.5
Total52.5
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Total
 
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
Opennot available
CloseOSU -17.5
Total52.5
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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 OSU as a 17.5-point road favorite at PUR, the favorite won 9, covered 9, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: OSU won 41–7; the favorite covered, as in 9 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 52.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
9 of 1090%
Normal range · usually 86%
Favorite covered
9 of 1090%
Above normal · usually 50%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 49%

Covers above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 25.1 against an average line of 17.5; 57.9 points a game (usually 55.8). Of the 1 over, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
MICH @ MD
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread
-1659–18 W O57.75
Very close
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest
-17.538–6 W U49.5
Very close
ORE @ CAL
2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread
-16.7542–24 W O56.5
Very close
CIN @ ECU
2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-14.535–13 W U56.5
Close
UTAH @ ASU
2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-16.7534–13 W U54
Close
UGA @ MSST
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & rest
-16.2545–19 W O53
Close
ALA @ TA&M
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-18.538–41 L O50.75
Close
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-18.552–10 W O46
Close
CLEM @ BC
2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation
-2131–3 W U48.75
Close
UGA @ TENN
2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total
-19.541–17 W O55.75
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 Ohio State ATS trend Hit
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 (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Purdue 0-3 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 136 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
OSU+8.6 →+19.3▲ 10.7#6
PUR−4.2 →+0.7▲ 4.9#60
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

OSU
Longer bar = better
PUR
#23
Offense
◀ OSU better
#87
#13
Defense
◀ OSU better
#66
+0.8 #21
Turnovers
◀ OSU better
−0.5 #107
63 plays #107
Pace
PUR faster ▶
73 plays #18
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When OSU has the ball
Advantage: OSU offense
OSU offPUR defEdge
Points / game 35.0 #28 28.0 #88 OSU
Yards / play 6.92 #20 5.58 #73 OSU
PPA / play +0.37 #7 +0.09 #61 OSU
Success rate 46% #37 38% #43 Even
When PUR has the ball
Advantage: OSU defense
PUR offOSU defEdge
Points / game 25.7 #90 10.2 #3 OSU
Yards / play 5.34 #99 4.09 #4 OSU
PPA / play +0.05 #105 −0.04 #17 OSU
Success rate 44% #55 37% #28 OSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 133 FBS teams
OSU scoring against the PUR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OSU scored
5.6
#77
13.0
#13
18.6
#32
8.2
#37
8.2
#42
16.4
#33
PUR allowed
6.3
#99
10.2
#108
16.5
#104
2.8
#18
8.7
#108
11.5
#61
PUR scoring against the OSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PUR scored
3.8
#107
8.0
#80
11.8
#102
8.2
#40
5.7
#92
13.8
#65
OSU allowed
3.4
#36
2.6
#4
6.0
#7
2.8
#15
1.4
#2
4.2
#3

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PUR +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
55° · 12 mph
gusts 22 mph · 0.012 in rain · wind lowers scoring
Rest
OSU7d
PUR7d
Even
Tempo
Average 136 plays
slowavg 134fast

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