Sat, Nov 9, 2024, 12:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Ohio State · Conference game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenOSU -38
0.5 → PUR
CloseOSU -37.5
0.5 pts toward Purdue
Total
Open53.5
▲ 2
Close55.5
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
model OSU -41.5
Opened 53.5 · closed 55.5 · moved 2 upmodel 54.5
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | 2022 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest |
-37.5 | 55–0 | W | U56.5 |
| Close | 2021 · Week 6 · close · similar rest & spread |
-39 | 42–0 | W | U60 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 13 · close · similar rest & spread |
-36.5 | 37–14 | L | O49 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & rest |
-40 | 56–14 | W | O62 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & total |
-35.5 | 59–3 | W | O55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & total |
-41 | 49–21 | L | O56 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 2 · close · similar rest & spread |
-37.5 | 56–0 | W | O54.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 2 · loose · similar rest |
-42 | 45–3 | P | U52.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 10 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-40 | 43–6 | L | U59 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 5 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-34.5 | 59–7 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 18 in the 4th quarter and got 7. 52% of games with totals 51.5–59.5 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% | 2-8 20% | 6-4 60% | |
| 7-3 70% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
PUR 0–1 OSU
OSU leads · 1 game since 2023 · OSU has won the last meeting
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 2023 | Ohio State 41 @ Purdue 7 | OSU -17.5 | OSU 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 →−10.5▼ 11.5#109
OSU+21.3 →+25.0▲ 3.7#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10
Longer bar = better
#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
| PUR off | OSU def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| OSU off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.3 #134 | 4.6 #126 | 5.9 #134 | 5.5 #80 | 8.1 #41 | 13.6 #62 | |
3.3 #23 | 4.5 #13 | 7.8 #9 | 1.1 #1 | 3.1 #5 | 4.3 #1 |
OSU scoring against the PUR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8.3 #29 | 11.8 #12 | 20.0 #16 | 11.8 #5 | 6.0 #87 | 17.8 #15 | |
8.6 #126 | 9.1 #103 | 17.8 #116 | 6.0 #78 | 11.5 #132 | 17.5 #126 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
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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