Sat, Oct 14, 2023, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Purdue · Conference game
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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Market
Open → close
Spread
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CloseOSU -17.5
Opening line not available
Total
Open—
no open
Close52.5
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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-16 | 59–18 | W | O57.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 4 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-17.5 | 38–6 | W | U49.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-16.75 | 42–24 | W | O56.5 |
| Very close | 2021 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-14.5 | 35–13 | W | U56.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread |
-16.75 | 34–13 | W | U54 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar total & rest |
-16.25 | 45–19 | W | O53 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-18.5 | 38–41 | L | O50.75 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-18.5 | 52–10 | W | O46 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & situation |
-21 | 31–3 | W | U48.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & total |
-19.5 | 41–17 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 19 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 54% of games with totals 48.5–56.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-0 100% | 2-2-1 50% | 1-3 25% | |
| 2-4 33% | 2-4 33% | 2-2 50% |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| OSU off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| PUR off | OSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.6 #77 | 13.0 #13 | 18.6 #32 | 8.2 #37 | 8.2 #42 | 16.4 #33 | |
6.3 #99 | 10.2 #108 | 16.5 #104 | 2.8 #18 | 8.7 #108 | 11.5 #61 |
PUR scoring against the OSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.8 #107 | 8.0 #80 | 11.8 #102 | 8.2 #40 | 5.7 #92 | 13.8 #65 | |
3.4 #36 | 2.6 #4 | 6.0 #7 | 2.8 #15 | 1.4 #2 | 4.2 #3 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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