Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Indiana · Conference game
Weather at kickoff27°F7 mphgusts 16Wet0.0 mmWet Over 45% of 309 games since 2023Weather watch ›
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66
▲ winner
Closing spread
IU -28.5
✓ IU W
Total
56.5
▲ Over · 66 pts
Model before kickoff
PUR 13–42 IU
✓ IU (98%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -28.5
CloseIU -28.5
Total56.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

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Spread
No change since the open
Total
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -28.5 · unchangedmodel IU -32
Opened 56.5 · unchangedmodel 55.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 26.5–30.5 since 2023: won 98%, covered 52% (58 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenIU -28.5
CloseIU -28.5
Total56.5
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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 IU as a 28.5-point home favorite against PUR, the favorite won 10, covered 2, and 5 went over the total.

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This game: IU won 66–0; the favorite covered, as in 2 of the 10 similar games. 66 points went over 56.5, as in 5 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 95%
Favorite covered
2 of 1020%
Below normal · usually 56%
Went over
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 57%

Covers below normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 20.7 against an average line of 26.9; 51.9 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
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
AUB vs GAST
2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & rest
-27.534–24 L O57.5
Very close
CIN vs USF
2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total
-2728–24 L U58.5
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation
-2815–7 L U60
Close
APP vs GASO
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest
-24.527–3 L U55
Close
ORE vs ARIZ
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-29.541–19 L O58.75
Close
FRES vs UNLV
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & season form
-3038–30 L O59
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total
-2432–15 L U54
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation
-2748–24 L O57.25
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total
-27.558–3 W O56.5
Close
UTAH vs STAN
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest
-2442–7 W U54
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
Strong Indiana ATS trend Hit
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 52-45 (54%) 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 ATS struggles (3-8)
Purdue have covered only 27% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Purdue 2-7 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Indiana ATS trend (8-3)
Indiana have covered 73% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Indiana 8-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 271-262 (51%)
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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
PUR+1.0 →−10.3▼ 11.3#107
IU−3.2 →+16.3▲ 19.5#11
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

PUR
Longer bar = better
IU
#99
Offense
IU better ▶
#7
#130
Defense
IU better ▶
#12
−0.8 #127
Turnovers
IU better ▶
+0.9 #13
57 plays #135
Pace
IU faster ▶
65 plays #87
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PUR has the ball
Advantage: IU defense
PUR offIU defEdge
Points / game 17.2 #132 16.0 #9 IU
Yards / play 5.58 #83 4.31 #3 IU
PPA / play +0.07 #98 −0.03 #11 IU
Success rate 42% #81 38% #24 IU
When IU has the ball
Advantage: IU offense
IU offPUR defEdge
Points / game 41.3 #2 37.5 #129 IU
Yards / play 6.55 #17 6.66 #128 IU
PPA / play +0.30 #9 +0.36 #137 IU
Success rate 53% #1 48% #127 IU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
PUR scoring against the IU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PUR scored
1.2
#134
3.6
#133
4.8
#134
4.6
#102
7.2
#69
11.8
#93
IU allowed
1.2
#2
6.9
#57
8.1
#8
4.6
#41
3.3
#4
7.9
#9
IU scoring against the PUR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
IU scored
9.2
#10
12.3
#10
21.5
#6
8.4
#22
11.5
#4
19.8
#2
PUR allowed
8.8
#128
10.1
#113
18.9
#124
7.8
#115
9.6
#122
17.5
#123

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
IU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
27° · 7 mph
gusts 16 mph · 0.012 in rain · at kickoff
Rest
PUR8d
IU7d
PUR +1 day
Tempo
Slow 122 plays
slowavg 134fast

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