Sat, Nov 30, 2024, 7:00 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Indiana · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenIU -28.5
no move
CloseIU -28.5
No change since the open
Total
Open56.5
no move
Close56.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened IU -28.5 · unchangedmodel IU -32
model IU -32
Opened 56.5 · unchangedmodel 55.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close | 2021 · Week 4 · very close · similar total & rest |
-27.5 | 34–24 | L | O57.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & total |
-27 | 28–24 | L | U58.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar spread & situation |
-28 | 15–7 | L | U60 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 13 · close · similar situation & rest |
-24.5 | 27–3 | L | U55 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-29.5 | 41–19 | L | O58.75 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 4 · close · similar spread & season form |
-30 | 38–30 | L | O59 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & total |
-24 | 32–15 | L | U54 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar total & situation |
-27 | 48–24 | L | O57.25 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & total |
-27.5 | 58–3 | W | O56.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest |
-24 | 42–7 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 337 earlier overs in games with totals 52.5–60.5, 34% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-10 0% | 2-8 20% | 6-4 60% | |
| 9-1 90% | 8-2 80% | 8-2 80% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
PUR 75–44 IU (6 tied)
PUR leads · 125 games since 1892 · IU has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 2023 | Indiana 31 @ Purdue 35 | PUR -6.5 | IU 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
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| PUR off | IU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| IU off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.2 #134 | 3.6 #133 | 4.8 #134 | 4.6 #102 | 7.2 #69 | 11.8 #93 | |
1.2 #2 | 6.9 #57 | 8.1 #8 | 4.6 #41 | 3.3 #4 | 7.9 #9 |
IU scoring against the PUR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9.2 #10 | 12.3 #10 | 21.5 #6 | 8.4 #22 | 11.5 #4 | 19.8 #2 | |
8.8 #128 | 10.1 #113 | 18.9 #124 | 7.8 #115 | 9.6 #122 | 17.5 #123 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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