Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Purdue · Conference game
Closing spread
OSU -30.5
✓ PUR W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 44 pts
Model before kickoff
OSU 40–9 PUR
✓ OSU (98%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOSU -26.5
CloseOSU -30.5
Total47.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOSU -26.5
4 → OSU
CloseOSU -30.5
4 pts toward Ohio State
Total
Open47.5
▲ 2
Close49.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OSU -26.5 · closed OSU -30.5 · moved 4 toward OSUmodel OSU -29.5
model OSU -29.5
Opened 47.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 2 upmodel 49
model 49
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 3.5+ pts toward the favorite: that team covered 43% (142 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOSU -26.5
CloseOSU -30.5
Total47.5 → 49.5
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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 30.5-point road favorite at PUR, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: OSU won 34–10; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 4 of the 10 similar games. 44 points stayed under 49.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 99%
Favorite covered
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 59%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 53%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 27.7 against an average line of 28.2; 58.7 points a game (usually 56). Of the 6 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread |
-30.75 | 26–22 | L | U54.25 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-27 | 41–13 | W | O46 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation |
-30 | 49–10 | W | O51.5 |
| Loose |
2025 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread |
-31 | 25–10 | L | U55.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-32.5 | 37–20 | L | O55 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-25.5 | 49–0 | W | O46.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form |
-26.5 | 52–17 | W | O45 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-26 | 56–23 | W | O50 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest |
-28 | 66–17 | W | O58.75 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-24.5 | 31–23 | L | U59.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 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 6 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Ohio State ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Mixed signals 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.
Ohio State ATS trend (7-1)
Ohio State have covered 88% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Ohio State 3-0 ATS on the road
Strong against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 228-230 (50%)
Ohio State 7-1 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
Market moved toward Ohio State
4 pts (OSU -26.5 → OSU -30.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Both teams trending Under (12-5 combined)
Their games this season have mostly stayed under the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 48-54 (47%)
Total moved up 2
47.5 → 49.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 23 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 54% of games with totals 45.5–53.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-0 100% | 9-1 90% | 4-6 40% | |
| 2-8 20% | 4-6 40% | 3-7 30% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
OSU 2–0 PUR
OSU leads · 2 games since 2023 · OSU has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 2024 | Purdue 0 @ Ohio State 45 | OSU -37.5 | OSU W |
| Oct 14 2023 | Ohio State 41 @ Purdue 7 | OSU -17.5 | OSU W |
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
OSU+26.4 →+27.6▲ 1.2#1
PUR−8.2 →−1.6▲ 6.6#73
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#8
Offense
◀ OSU better#77
#4
Defense
◀ OSU better#107
+0.6 #26
Turnovers
◀ OSU better−1.1 #134
62 plays #126
Pace
PUR faster ▶67 plays #66
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| OSU off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 36.6 #17 | 27.0 #89 | OSU |
| Yards / play | 7.11 #11 | 6.12 #112 | OSU |
| PPA / play | +0.35 #3 | +0.19 #116 | OSU |
| Success rate | 54% #2 | 45% #112 | OSU |
| PUR off | OSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 22.1 #109 | 6.9 #1 | OSU |
| Yards / play | 5.66 #72 | 3.75 #1 | OSU |
| PPA / play | +0.09 #86 | −0.15 #3 | OSU |
| Success rate | 45% #41 | 35% #11 | OSU |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
OSU scoring against the PUR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.1 #25 | 9.0 #63 | 17.1 #42 | 9.5 #10 | 10.0 #10 | 19.5 #6 | |
4.6 #46 | 11.0 #126 | 15.6 #102 | 6.7 #102 | 4.8 #33 | 11.4 #61 |
PUR scoring against the OSU defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.6 #60 | 6.7 #99 | 13.2 #84 | 4.1 #108 | 4.8 #112 | 8.9 #120 | |
0.4 #1 | 2.9 #5 | 3.3 #1 | 2.0 #8 | 1.6 #1 | 3.6 #1 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 4 mph
gusts 11 mph · 0.004 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
OSU7d
PUR7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 128 plays
slowavg 134fast
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