Fri, Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 PM EDTWeek 7 · at Purdue · Conference game
Closing spread
PUR -3
✓ WASH W
Total
50.5
▲ Over · 64 pts
Model before kickoff
WASH 26–28 PUR
✗ PUR (57%) lost
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenPUR -2.5
ClosePUR -3
Total51.5 → 50.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Game recap · 1:32
Washington at Purdue: game recap
Made automatically (Oct 19, 1:47 PM ET). The “Model before kickoff” score on this card was updated after the video was made, so the video quotes an older one.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenPUR -2.5
0.5 → PUR
ClosePUR -3
0.5 pts toward Purdue
Total
Open51.5
▼ 1
Close50.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened PUR -2.5 · closed PUR -3 · moved 0.5 toward PURmodel PUR -1
model PUR -1
Opened 51.5 · closed 50.5 · moved 1 downmodel 54
model 54
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 59%, covered 50% (308 games)ⓘ
Moved onto 3The team the line moved toward covered 48% (27 games since 2024)ⓘ
Closing line · DraftKings
SourceDraftKings closing line
OpenPUR -2.5
ClosePUR -3
Total51.5 → 50.5
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
PUR as a 3-point home favorite against WASH, the favorite won 4, covered 4, and 8 went over the total.
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This game: WASH won 38–26 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 64 points went over 50.5, as in 8 of 10.
Favorite won
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 57%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 48%
Went over
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: underdog by 1.3 against an average line of 2.7; 60.1 points a game (usually 52.6). Of the 8 overs, 0 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 total & rest |
-6 | 31–22 | W | O51.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-2.25 | 31–38 | L | O47.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-3 | 34–48 | L | O48.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 9 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 24–33 | L | O56 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 14–24 | L | U53.75 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 5 · very close · similar situation & rest |
-1 | 44–19 | W | O53.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 14 · very close · similar rest & total |
-2 | 30–35 | L | O54.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & total |
-2.5 | 35–31 | W | O50 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 11 · very close · similar spread & rest |
-3 | 19–29 | L | U51.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 4 · very close · similar rest & team ratings |
-1.5 | 32–28 | W | O56 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2023 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 1 trend and market move 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.
Washington ATS struggles (1-5)
Washington have covered only 17% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 262-295 (47%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 790 earlier overs in games with totals 46.5–54.5, 32% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 4-6 40% | 5-5 50% | |
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 1 since 2023
WASH 9–2 PUR (1 tied)
WASH leads · 12 games since 1961 · WASH has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from CollegeFootballData.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 2025 | Purdue 13 @ Washington 49 | WASH -14.5 | WASH W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
WASH+13.7 →+6.2▼ 7.5#44
PUR−1.8 →+3.0▲ 4.8#58
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW6
Longer bar = better
#84
Offense
PUR better ▶#45
#60
Defense
◀ WASH better#125
+0.8 #21
Turnovers
◀ WASH better+0.2 #64
65 plays #84
Pace
PUR faster ▶69 plays #42
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| WASH off | PUR def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 26.2 #88 | 31.3 #121 | WASH |
| Yards / play | 5.68 #84 | 6.53 #127 | WASH |
| PPA / play | +0.12 #81 | +0.27 #128 | WASH |
| Success rate | 42% #83 | 46% #123 | WASH |
| PUR off | WASH def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.2 #55 | 22.2 #60 | Even |
| Yards / play | 6.02 #65 | 5.26 #63 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.29 #21 | +0.03 #44 | PUR |
| Success rate | 47% #38 | 41% #73 | PUR |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 138 FBS teams
WASH scoring against the PUR defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #102 | 9.0 #69 | 13.0 #89 | 4.8 #96 | 8.3 #45 | 13.2 #73 | |
6.3 #105 | 9.0 #101 | 15.3 #107 | 4.5 #65 | 9.0 #121 | 13.5 #103 |
PUR scoring against the WASH defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.2 #74 | 7.2 #99 | 13.3 #86 | 7.8 #37 | 8.8 #31 | 16.7 #26 | |
5.5 #91 | 7.0 #69 | 12.5 #80 | 4.2 #57 | 5.5 #58 | 9.7 #55 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
51° · 13 mph
gusts 36 mph · wind lowers scoring
Rest
WASH7d
PUR6d
WASH +1 day
Tempo
Average 134 plays
slowavg 133fast
Travel
WASH 1,809 mi
3 time zones
Quarterback
WASH backup QB started
Not the usual starter
Schedules, links & other games
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