Sat, Nov 8, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Purdue · Conference game
Weather at kickoff51°F4 mphgusts 11Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
8-0 · Power #2
34
▲ winner
Final
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2-7 · Power #79
10
final
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.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
4 pts toward Ohio State
Total
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
Opened 47.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 2 upmodel 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
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
UGA @ MIZ
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & spread
-30.7526–22 L U54.25
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-2741–13 W O46
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-3049–10 W O51.5
Loose
2025 · Week 10 · loose · similar spread
-3125–10 L U55.5
Loose
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar rest & situation
-32.537–20 L O55
Loose
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & season form
-25.549–0 W O46.5
Loose
MICH @ RUTG
2022 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & season form
-26.552–17 W O45
Loose
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation
-2656–23 W O50
Loose
2023 · Week 3 · loose · similar rest
-2866–17 W O58.75
Loose
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar rest & situation
-24.531–23 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%)
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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
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

OSU
Longer bar = better
PUR
#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
When OSU has the ball
Advantage: OSU offense
OSU offPUR defEdge
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
When PUR has the ball
Advantage: OSU defense
PUR offOSU defEdge
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
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OSU scored
8.1
#25
9.0
#63
17.1
#42
9.5
#10
10.0
#10
19.5
#6
PUR allowed
4.6
#46
11.0
#126
15.6
#102
6.7
#102
4.8
#33
11.4
#61
PUR scoring against the OSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PUR scored
6.6
#60
6.7
#99
13.2
#84
4.1
#108
4.8
#112
8.9
#120
OSU allowed
0.4
#1
2.9
#5
3.3
#1
2.0
#8
1.6
#1
3.6
#1

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
PUR +2.5
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