Sat, Oct 11, 2025, 7:30 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Minnesota · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMINN -9.5
2 → PUR
CloseMINN -7.5
2 pts toward Purdue
Total
Open52.5
▼ 3
Close49.5
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
model MINN -8.5
Opened 52.5 · closed 49.5 · moved 3 downmodel 46.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 12 · very close · similar rest & total |
-5 | 42–21 | W | O52.5 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 10 · very close · similar rest & total |
-6.5 | 31–14 | W | U49.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4 | 30–34 | L | O52.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-7.5 | 35–20 | W | O49.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-8.5 | 49–28 | W | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 9 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-7.5 | 45–13 | W | O53 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 37–17 | W | O44.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & situation |
-9.5 | 7–33 | L | U51 |
| Very close | 2022 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 28–23 | L | O45.5 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & season form |
-6.5 | 38–17 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 17 in the 4th quarter and got 14. 54% of games with totals 45.5–53.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-8 20% | 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | |
| 6-4 60% | 4-5 44% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
PUR 36–42 MINN (3 tied)
MINN leads · 81 games since 1894 · PUR has won the last meeting
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 2023 | Minnesota 30 @ Purdue 49 | MINN -2 | PUR 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−8.2 →−2.2▲ 6.0#75
MINN+8.6 →+2.6▼ 6.0#61
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#54
Offense
◀ PUR better#71
#124
Defense
MINN better ▶#69
−1.4 #132
Turnovers
MINN better ▶+0.4 #49
69 plays #39
Pace
◀ PUR faster64 plays #102
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| PUR off | MINN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MINN off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.4 #29 | 8.6 #74 | 17.0 #52 | 4.8 #93 | 6.0 #87 | 10.8 #97 | |
4.2 #55 | 6.8 #62 | 11.0 #58 | 4.2 #53 | 6.2 #67 | 10.4 #52 |
MINN scoring against the PUR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.6 #42 | 11.0 #34 | 18.6 #34 | 5.4 #84 | 3.4 #122 | 8.8 #118 | |
6.2 #92 | 12.4 #132 | 18.6 #126 | 9.4 #127 | 1.8 #2 | 11.2 #65 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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