Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Ohio State · Conference game
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7-1 · Power #1
45
▲ winner
Closing spread
OSU -37.5
✓ OSU W
Total
55.5
▼ Under · 45 pts
Model before kickoff
PUR 8–46 OSU
✓ OSU (100%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOSU -38
CloseOSU -37.5
Total53.5 → 55.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Purdue
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened OSU -38 · closed OSU -37.5 · moved 0.5 toward PURmodel OSU -41.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 2 upmodel 54.5
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 35.5–39.5 since 2023: won 100%, covered 60% (47 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenOSU -38
CloseOSU -37.5
Total53.5 → 55.5
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 OSU as a 37.5-point home favorite against PUR, the favorite won 10, covered 6, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: OSU won 45–0; the favorite covered, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 45 points stayed under 55.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
10 of 10100%
Normal range · usually 100%
Favorite covered
6 of 967%
Normal range · usually 61%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 53%

Only 10 close matches, too few to read much into. Average result: favorite by 43.3 against an average line of 38.4; 56.9 points a game (usually 57). Of the 3 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
UGA vs VAN
2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest
-37.555–0 W U56.5
Close
FLA vs VAN
2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread
-3942–0 W U60
Close
UGA vs GT
2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread
-36.537–14 L O49
Close
OSU vs IU
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest
-4056–14 W O62
Close
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total
-35.559–3 W O55.5
Close
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total
-4149–21 L O56
Close
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & spread
-37.556–0 W O54.5
Loose
2023 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest
-4245–3 P U52.5
Loose
UGA vs MIZ
2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & situation
-4043–6 L U59
Loose
ISU vs KU
2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation
-34.559–7 W O57
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 3 trends and market moves behind it
Moderate Ohio State ATS trend Hit
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 (2-6)
Purdue have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Purdue 1-5 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Total moved up 2
53.5 → 55.5. · 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 →−10.5▼ 11.5#109
OSU+21.3 →+25.0▲ 3.7#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

PUR
Longer bar = better
OSU
#90
Offense
OSU better ▶
#6
#129
Defense
OSU better ▶
#10
−0.6 #110
Turnovers
OSU better ▶
+0.3 #51
56 plays #136
Pace
OSU faster ▶
64 plays #97
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PUR has the ball
Advantage: OSU defense
PUR offOSU defEdge
Points / game 20.3 #122 12.0 #3 OSU
Yards / play 5.99 #60 4.42 #5 OSU
PPA / play +0.08 #99 −0.02 #15 OSU
Success rate 43% #79 36% #16 OSU
When OSU has the ball
Advantage: OSU offense
OSU offPUR defEdge
Points / game 37.8 #15 36.9 #129 OSU
Yards / play 7.15 #4 6.74 #130 OSU
PPA / play +0.43 #3 +0.34 #136 OSU
Success rate 53% #3 47% #121 OSU

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
PUR scoring against the OSU defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PUR scored
1.3
#134
4.6
#126
5.9
#134
5.5
#80
8.1
#41
13.6
#62
OSU allowed
3.3
#23
4.5
#13
7.8
#9
1.1
#1
3.1
#5
4.3
#1
OSU scoring against the PUR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
OSU scored
8.3
#29
11.8
#12
20.0
#16
11.8
#5
6.0
#87
17.8
#15
PUR allowed
8.6
#126
9.1
#103
17.8
#116
6.0
#78
11.5
#132
17.5
#126

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
OSU +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
54° · 8 mph
gusts 18 mph · at kickoff
Rest
PUR7d
OSU7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 120 plays
slowavg 134fast

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