Fri, Nov 22, 2024, 8:00 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Michigan State · Conference game
Weather at kickoff43°F14 mphgusts 27DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-9 · Power #117
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Final
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4-6 · Power #70
24
▲ winner
Closing spread
MSU -14.5
✓ PUR W
Total
50.5
▼ Under · 41 pts
Model before kickoff
PUR 17–31 MSU
✓ MSU (85%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMSU -13.5
CloseMSU -14.5
Total48.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward Michigan State
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MSU -13.5 · closed MSU -14.5 · moved 1 toward MSUmodel MSU -14.5 matches the line
Opened 48.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 2 upmodel 48
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 13.5–15.5 since 2023: won 89%, covered 54% (72 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 1–1.5 pts toward the favorite: that team covered 54% (98 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMSU -13.5
CloseMSU -14.5
Total48.5 → 50.5
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 MSU as a 14.5-point home favorite against PUR, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 8 went over the total.

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This game: MSU won 24–17; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 41 points stayed under 50.5, as in 2 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Above normal · usually 48%

Overs above normal. Splits like this often fade, so treat it as context, not a pick. Average result: favorite by 16.7 against an average line of 14.2; 57.1 points a game (usually 53.9). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
VT vs DUKE
2021 · Week 11 · very close · similar total & situation
-1348–17 W O50.5
Very close
WSU vs ARIZ
2021 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & situation
-14.7544–18 W O52.5
Very close
MSU vs IU
2022 · Week 12 · very close · similar situation & rest
-1231–39 L O47.25
Close
2023 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-12.552–21 W O53.25
Close
TROY vs ULM
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar total & rest
-1534–16 W O48.5
Close
2024 · Week 12 · close · similar total & spread
-1537–10 W U52
Close
WSU vs CSU
2022 · Week 3 · close · similar rest & spread
-1738–7 W U52.25
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar situation & rest
-13.542–9 W O45
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-16.529–27 L O46
Close
WYO vs HAW
2021 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & total
-1314–38 L O48.5
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 5 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Michigan State ATS trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (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.

Purdue ATS struggles (2-8)
Purdue have covered only 20% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Purdue away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Purdue 1-7 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Michigan State home ATS weakness (1-4)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Total moved up 2
48.5 → 50.5. · 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
PUR+1.0 →−10.9▼ 11.9#109
MSU−3.8 →0.0▲ 3.8#67
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12

PUR
Longer bar = better
MSU
#100
Offense
Even
#101
#133
Defense
MSU better ▶
#71
−0.7 #117
Turnovers
Even
−0.9 #124
57 plays #136
Pace
MSU faster ▶
63 plays #110
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PUR has the ball
Advantage: MSU defense
PUR offMSU defEdge
Points / game 17.2 #131 25.5 #72 MSU
Yards / play 5.64 #79 5.41 #60 Even
PPA / play +0.07 #104 +0.14 #87 Even
Success rate 42% #84 41% #65 Even
When MSU has the ball
Advantage: MSU offense
MSU offPUR defEdge
Points / game 19.4 #124 38.9 #132 Even
Yards / play 5.48 #90 6.92 #133 MSU
PPA / play +0.05 #110 +0.39 #137 MSU
Success rate 43% #80 50% #131 MSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
PUR scoring against the MSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PUR scored
1.0
#134
4.0
#128
5.0
#134
4.4
#102
7.2
#65
11.6
#91
MSU allowed
3.8
#35
8.1
#81
11.9
#61
7.3
#110
6.3
#63
13.6
#92
MSU scoring against the PUR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MSU scored
5.5
#78
6.3
#112
11.8
#99
2.3
#130
5.3
#113
7.6
#129
PUR allowed
9.0
#127
9.4
#102
18.4
#120
8.6
#122
10.6
#128
19.2
#130

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
43° · 14 mph
gusts 27 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
PUR6d
MSU6d
Even
Tempo
Slow 120 plays
slowavg 134fast

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