Sat, Oct 5, 2024, 12:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Wisconsin · Conference game
Weather at kickoff67°F13 mphgusts 25DryWindy Over 48% of 274 games since 2023Weather watch ›
1-3 · Power #117
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2-2 · Power #47
52
▲ winner
Closing spread
WIS -11.5
✓ WIS W
Total
45.5
▲ Over · 58 pts
Model before kickoff
PUR 17–29 WIS
✓ WIS (80%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWIS -13.5
CloseWIS -11.5
Total46.5 → 45.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
2 pts toward Purdue
Total
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened WIS -13.5 · closed WIS -11.5 · moved 2 toward PURmodel WIS -14
Opened 46.5 · closed 45.5 · moved 1 downmodel 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 10.5–12.5 since 2023: won 73%, covered 38% (49 games)ⓘ
Lines that moved 2–3 pts toward the underdog: that team covered 45% (47 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenWIS -13.5
CloseWIS -11.5
Total46.5 → 45.5
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 WIS as an 11.5-point home favorite against PUR, the favorite won 7, covered 5, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: WIS won 52–6; the favorite covered, as in 5 of the 10 similar games. 58 points went over 45.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 77%
Favorite covered
5 of 1050%
Normal range · usually 47%
Went over
4 of 1040%
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 11.8 against an average line of 11.3; 42.8 points a game (usually 55.5). Of the 1 over, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Close
MSU vs IU
2022 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-1231–39 L O47.25
Close
MSU vs RUTG
2022 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-1027–21 L O41
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NU vs OHIO
2021 · Week 4 · close · similar rest & spread
-13.535–6 W U47.5
Close
2023 · Week 5 · close · similar rest & situation
-12.524–21 L U47.5
Close
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & total
-13.542–9 W O45
Close
CAL vs COLO
2021 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & rest
-8.2526–3 W U44
Close
2023 · Week 8 · close · similar rest & spread
-110–6 L U48.5
Close
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-6.527–12 W U41
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WSU vs ARIZ
2021 · Week 12 · close · similar rest & situation
-14.7544–18 W O52.5
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TLSA vs NAVY
2021 · Week 9 · close · similar total & situation
-1117–20 L U46
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
Slight Purdue ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
No clear signal on the total

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 (1-3)
Purdue have covered only 25% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Purdue 0-3 ATS as an underdog
Struggling to cover in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 221-216 (51%)
Wisconsin ATS struggles (0-4)
Wisconsin have covered only 0% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Wisconsin home ATS weakness (0-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 216-236 (48%)
Market moved toward Purdue
2 pts (WIS -13.5 → WIS -11.5). · Backtest 2024–26: 446-443 (50%)
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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 →−6.8▼ 7.8#97
WIS+5.7 →+3.1▼ 2.6#57
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5

PUR
Longer bar = better
WIS
#95
Offense
Even
#89
#114
Defense
WIS better ▶
#98
−1.5 #131
Turnovers
WIS better ▶
−0.3 #86
55 plays #135
Pace
WIS faster ▶
68 plays #49
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When PUR has the ball
Even matchup
PUR offWIS defEdge
Points / game 21.8 #109 26.8 #89 Even
Yards / play 5.91 #67 5.70 #90 PUR
PPA / play +0.01 #113 +0.23 #114 Even
Success rate 41% #89 42% #98 Even
When WIS has the ball
Advantage: WIS offense
WIS offPUR defEdge
Points / game 21.5 #111 33.0 #117 Even
Yards / play 4.94 #119 6.21 #110 Even
PPA / play +0.10 #87 +0.27 #125 WIS
Success rate 47% #40 44% #105 WIS

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 134 FBS teams
PUR scoring against the WIS defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
PUR scored
1.8
#132
5.3
#111
7.0
#127
6.0
#78
8.8
#40
14.8
#54
WIS allowed
3.5
#42
6.8
#60
10.3
#53
9.5
#123
7.0
#89
16.5
#118
WIS scoring against the PUR defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
WIS scored
6.0
#73
6.8
#95
12.8
#86
3.3
#120
5.5
#91
8.8
#117
PUR allowed
5.3
#75
9.5
#105
14.8
#99
6.0
#75
12.3
#130
18.3
#128

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
WIS +2.5
home-field points in the model
Weather
67° · 13 mph
gusts 25 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
PUR7d
WIS7d
Even
Tempo
Slow 123 plays
slowavg 133fast