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On Saturday at 3:30 PM ET, the Purdue Boilermakers (2-7) will host the Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-4).
The Golden Gophers are underdogs, but by less than a field goal (+1), versus the Boilermakers (with an over/under of 47.5 points).
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Game Info for Purdue vs. Minnesota
- Game Day: Saturday, November 11, 2023
- Game Time: 3:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: NBC
- Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
- Stadium: Ross-Ade Stadium
| Favorite | Spread | Favorite Spread Odds | Underdog Spread Odds | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purdue | -1 | -108 | -112 | 47.5 | -111 | -109 | -113 | -107 |
Purdue Pick Insights
- Purdue’s ATS record is 3-6-0 this season.
- Purdue is 1-1 against the spread when favored by 1 point or more this season.
- Purdue games with a set total have hit the over five times this season (55.6%).
Purdue Stats & Insights
- On offense, Purdue ranks 100th in the FBS with 339.9 yards per game. Meanwhile, its defense ranks 82nd in total defense (387.8 yards allowed per contest).
- It’s been a difficult stretch for Purdue, which ranks 24th-worst in scoring offense (20.9 points per game) and 25th-worst in scoring defense (31.2 points per game allowed) in 2023.
- Purdue ranks 91st in pass offense (207.6 passing yards per game) and 91st in pass defense (238.9 passing yards allowed per game) this year.
- Purdue ranks 92nd in run offense (132.3 rushing yards per game) and 73rd in run defense (148.9 rushing yards allowed per game) this year.
- Purdue owns the 97th-ranked third-down offense this year (36.3% third-down percentage), but has been worse defensively, ranking 16th-worst with a 45.7% third-down conversion rate allowed.
- Purdue owns the 64th-ranked turnover margin in college football at even, forcing 14 turnovers (43rd in the FBS) while turning it over 14 times (80th in the FBS).
Purdue’s Best Players
- Hudson Card has compiled 1,861 yards (206.8 ypg) on 177-of-306 passing with nine touchdowns compared to eight interceptions this season.
- Devin Mockobee has 558 rushing yards on 125 carries with four touchdowns.
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. has carried the ball 71 times for 386 yards (42.9 per game) and five touchdowns.
- Deion Burks has hauled in 32 catches for 469 yards (52.1 yards per game) to lead the team so far this season. He’s found the end zone six times as a receiver.
- TJ Sheffield has hauled in 30 passes while averaging 37.3 yards per game and scoring one touchdown.
- Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen has been the target of 40 passes and hauled in 25 grabs for 329 yards, an average of 36.6 yards per contest.
- Kydran Jenkins has collected seven sacks to pace the team, while also recording 11 TFL and 41 tackles.
- So far Dillon Thieneman leads the team in both tackles and interceptions. He has totaled 73 tackles and three interceptions this season.
Minnesota Betting Insights
- So far this year, Minnesota has put together a 3-6-0 record against the spread.
- Minnesota is 1-2 against the spread when an underdog by 1 point or more this season.
- Out of Minnesota’s nine games with a set total, four have hit the over (44.4%).
Minnesota Pick Insights
- Minnesota ranks 13th-worst in total yards per game (308.8), but it has been more productive on the other side of the ball, ranking 40th in the FBS with 337.3 total yards allowed per contest.
- With 21.7 points per game on offense, Minnesota ranks 105th in the FBS. On defense, it ranks 48th, allowing 23.2 points per game.
- Minnesota’s passing offense has been a bottom-25 unit this season, putting up 143.3 passing yards per game, which ranks sixth-worst in the FBS. On defense, it ranks 58th with 223.9 passing yards surrendered per contest.
- Minnesota ranks 54th in the FBS with 165.4 rushing yards per contest, but it has been led by its defense, which ranks 24th-best by surrendering only 113.4 rushing yards per game.
- Minnesota has been struggling on third down, ranking 18th-worst with a 45.5% third-down conversion rate allowed per game. It has been better on the other side of the ball, compiling a 36.3% third-down rate (97th-ranked).
- Minnesota has thrived in terms of turnovers, as its turnover margin of +6 ranks 21st-best in the FBS, with 18 forced turnovers (10th in the nation) and 12 turnovers committed (59th in the nation).
Minnesota’s Best Players
- Athan Kaliakmanis has put up 1,290 passing yards, or 143.3 per game, so far this season. He has completed 54.1% of his passes and has tossed 10 touchdowns with seven interceptions.
- Darius Taylor has carried the ball 103 times for 591 yards, with four touchdowns.
- Jordan Nubin has run for 304 yards across 65 attempts, scoring two touchdowns.
- Daniel Jackson paces his team with 562 receiving yards on 38 catches with seven touchdowns.
- Corey Crooms has put up a 292-yard season so far. He’s caught 24 passes on 51 targets.
- Brevyn Spann-Ford has racked up 167 reciving yards (18.6 ypg) and one touchdown this season.
- Danny Striggow paces the team with 5.5 sacks, and also has five TFL and 23 tackles.
- Minnesota’s tackle leader, Maverick Baranowski, has 35 tackles, three TFL, and one sack this year.
- Tyler Nubin has picked off a team-leading four passes. He also has 28 tackles, one sack, and four passes defended to his name.
