Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Minnesota · Conference game
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2-3 · Power #79
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3-2 · Power #69
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▲ winner
Closing spread
MINN -7.5
✓ PUR W
Total
49.5
▼ Under · 47 pts
Model before kickoff
PUR 19–27 MINN
✓ MINN (71%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMINN -9.5
CloseMINN -7.5
Total52.5 → 49.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Purdue
Total
Down 3 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MINN -9.5 · closed MINN -7.5 · moved 2 toward PURmodel MINN -8.5
Opened 52.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 3 downmodel 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 6.5–8.5 since 2023: won 72%, covered 57% (158 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 50% (162 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMINN -9.5
CloseMINN -7.5
Total52.5 → 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 MINN as a 7.5-point home favorite against PUR, the favorite won 8, covered 7, and 7 went over the total.

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This game: MINN won 27–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 47 points stayed under 49.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 70%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 51%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 12.2 against an average line of 6.6; 56.2 points a game (usually 53.4). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total
-542–21 W O52.5
Very close
ISU vs WVU
2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total
-6.531–14 W U49.5
Very close
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation
-430–34 L O52.5
Very close
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread
-7.535–20 W O49.5
Very close
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form
-8.549–28 W O51.5
Very close
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation
-7.545–13 W O53
Very close
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & situation
-4.537–17 W O44.5
Very close
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation
-9.57–33 L U51
Very close
MRSH vs GAST
2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form
-6.528–23 L O45.5
Close
TOL vs CMU
2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form
-6.538–17 W U56
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 4 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Purdue ATS trend Hit
Moderate-or-stronger ATS leans went 365-359 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Under trend Hit
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.

Minnesota ATS struggles (0-4)
Minnesota have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Minnesota 0-3 ATS as a favorite
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Market moved toward Purdue
2 pts (MINN -9.5 → MINN -7.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
Total moved down 3
52.5 → 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
PUR−8.2 →−2.2▲ 6.0#75
MINN+8.6 →+2.6▼ 6.0#61
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6

PUR
Longer bar = better
MINN
#54
Offense
◀ PUR better
#71
#124
Defense
MINN better ▶
#69
−1.4 #132
Turnovers
MINN better ▶
+0.4 #49
69 plays #39
Pace
◀ PUR faster
64 plays #102
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PUR has the ball
Even matchup
PUR offMINN defEdge
Points / game 27.8 #74 21.4 #58 Even
Yards / play 5.81 #70 5.01 #41 MINN
PPA / play +0.21 #43 +0.14 #93 PUR
Success rate 49% #27 43% #82 PUR
When MINN has the ball
Advantage: MINN offense
MINN offPUR defEdge
Points / game 27.4 #79 29.8 #111 MINN
Yards / play 5.55 #81 6.50 #127 MINN
PPA / play +0.13 #77 +0.30 #133 MINN
Success rate 46% #48 47% #125 MINN

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
PUR scoring against the MINN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PUR scored
8.4
#29
8.6
#74
17.0
#52
4.8
#93
6.0
#87
10.8
#97
MINN allowed
4.2
#55
6.8
#62
11.0
#58
4.2
#53
6.2
#67
10.4
#52
MINN scoring against the PUR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MINN scored
7.6
#42
11.0
#34
18.6
#34
5.4
#84
3.4
#122
8.8
#118
PUR allowed
6.2
#92
12.4
#132
18.6
#126
9.4
#127
1.8
#2
11.2
#65

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MINN +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
60° · 10 mph
gusts 23 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
PUR7d
MINN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 133 plays
slowavg 134fast

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