Fri, Oct 18, 2024, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 8 · at Purdue · Conference game
Closing spread
ORE -29.5
✓ ORE W
Total
60.5
▼ Under · 35 pts
Model before kickoff
ORE 44–15 PUR
✓ ORE (98%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -28.5
CloseORE -29.5
Total58.5 → 60.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenORE -28.5
1 → ORE
CloseORE -29.5
1 pt toward Oregon
Total
Open58.5
▲ 2
Close60.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened ORE -28.5 · closed ORE -29.5 · moved 1 toward OREmodel ORE -27.5
model ORE -27.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 60.5 · moved 2 upmodel 59.5
model 59.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 48% (61 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenORE -28.5
CloseORE -29.5
Total58.5 → 60.5
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
ORE as a 29.5-point road favorite at PUR, the favorite won 10, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.
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This game: ORE won 35–0; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 35 points stayed under 60.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 95%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
5 of 1050%
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 19.5 against an average line of 28.2; 55.9 points a game (usually 56.3). Of the 2 overs, 0 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 |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar situation & total |
-27.5 | 42–33 | L | O62 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 10 · close · similar total & rest |
-31 | 49–10 | W | U62.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total |
-24.5 | 31–24 | L | U58.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & season form |
-27 | 45–3 | W | U53.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & team ratings |
-34.25 | 17–3 | L | U60.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 9 · close · similar situation |
-28 | 31–12 | L | U61.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & situation |
-24 | 45–28 | L | O58.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 7 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-32.5 | 37–20 | L | O55 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 2 · loose · similar spread |
-29 | 42–20 | L | O57 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 11 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-24 | 38–29 | L | O54.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2021 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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Purdue ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Oregon ATS struggles (1-3)
Oregon have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Oregon 0-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Purdue 1-4 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved up 2
58.5 → 60.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 462-498 (48%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 40 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 44% of games with totals 56.5–64.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9-1 90% | 4-4 50% | 3-4-1 43% | |
| 3-7 30% | 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
The series
ORE 3–1 PUR
ORE leads · 4 games since 1979 · ORE has won the last 3 meetings
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
ORE+22.4 →+19.9▼ 2.5#6
PUR+1.0 →−9.3▼ 10.3#105
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW7
Longer bar = better
#25
Offense
◀ ORE better#78
#37
Defense
◀ ORE better#127
+0.2 #62
Turnovers
◀ ORE better−0.8 #115
70 plays #39
Pace
◀ ORE faster54 plays #136
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| ORE off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 34.5 #29 | 39.0 #131 | ORE |
| Yards / play | 6.69 #25 | 6.80 #129 | ORE |
| PPA / play | +0.24 #34 | +0.32 #133 | ORE |
| Success rate | 49% #13 | 46% #116 | ORE |
| PUR off | ORE def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 23.7 #104 | 19.3 #29 | ORE |
| Yards / play | 6.30 #43 | 5.03 #34 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #78 | +0.08 #60 | Even |
| Success rate | 42% #85 | 37% #26 | ORE |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
ORE scoring against the PUR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #53 | 13.3 #8 | 20.2 #20 | 4.3 #106 | 10.0 #15 | 14.3 #54 | |
7.5 #111 | 9.8 #107 | 17.3 #112 | 8.0 #116 | 12.5 #131 | 20.5 #132 |
PUR scoring against the ORE defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.2 #133 | 5.0 #118 | 6.2 #133 | 6.8 #63 | 9.7 #20 | 16.5 #30 | |
3.3 #30 | 7.5 #73 | 10.8 #57 | 2.8 #14 | 5.7 #55 | 8.5 #28 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
53° · 6 mph
gusts 8 mph · at kickoff
Rest
ORE6d
PUR6d
Even
Tempo
Slow 124 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
ORE 1,851 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
PUR backup QB started
Not the usual starter
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