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The Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-4) will visit the Purdue Boilermakers (2-7) on Saturday at 3:30 PM ET.
The Boilermakers are underdogs, but by less than a field goal (+1.5), against the Golden Gophers (with an over/under of 47.5 points).
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Game Info for Minnesota vs. Purdue
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | -1.5 | -111 | -109 | 47.5 | -111 | -109 | -124 | +104 |
Minnesota Pick Insights
- So far this season, Minnesota has put together a 3-6-0 record against the spread.
- Minnesota has a 2-4 record against the spread in games it was favored by 1.5 points or more this season.
- Minnesota games with a set total have hit the over four times this season (44.4%).
Minnesota Stats & Insights
- Minnesota ranks 13th-worst in total offense (308.8 yards per game), but has been slightly better on defense, ranking 40th with 337.3 yards allowed per contest.
- Minnesota ranks 105th in scoring offense (21.7 points per game) and 48th in scoring defense (23.2 points allowed per game) this year.
- While Minnesota’s pass defense ranks 58th with 223.9 passing yards allowed per game,the offense has been less successful, ranking sixth-worst (143.3 passing yards per game).
- Minnesota sports the 55th-ranked offense this season in terms of rushing yards (165.4 per game), and has been better on defense, ranking 24th-best with only 113.4 rushing yards allowed per game.
- In addition to a 45.5% third-down percentage allowed on defense, which ranks 18th-worst in the FBS, Minnesota has posted the 96th-ranked third-down percentage (36.3%) on offense.
- Minnesota owns the 21st-best turnover margin in college football at +6, forcing 18 turnovers (10th in the FBS) while turning it over 12 times (57th in the FBS).
Minnesota’s Best Players
- Athan Kaliakmanis has thrown for 1,290 yards (143.3 ypg) to lead Minnesota, completing 54.1% of his passes and recording 10 touchdown passes compared to seven interceptions this season.
- Darius Taylor has 591 rushing yards on 103 carries with four touchdowns.
- Jordan Nubin has carried the ball 65 times for 304 yards (33.8 per game) and two touchdowns.
- Daniel Jackson’s leads his squad with 562 yards as a receiver. He’s racked up that yardage on 38 catches (out of 73 targets) and scored seven touchdowns.
- Corey Crooms has put up a 292-yard season so far, hauling in 24 passes on 51 targets.
- Brevyn Spann-Ford has hauled in 18 receptions for 167 yards, an average of 18.6 yards per game. He’s scored one time as a receiver this season.
- Danny Striggow has collected 5.5 sacks to lead the team, while also picking up five TFL and 23 tackles.
- Minnesota’s leading tackler, 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.
Purdue Betting Insights
- So far this season, Purdue has compiled a 3-6-0 record against the spread.
- Purdue is 1-4 against the spread when an underdog by 1.5 points or more this season.
- The teams have hit the over in five of Purdue’s nine games with a set total.
Purdue Pick Insights
- With 339.9 total yards per game on offense, Purdue ranks 100th in the FBS in 2023. On defense, it ranks 82nd, allowing 387.8 total yards per game.
- This season has been difficult for Purdue on both offense and defense, as it is putting up only 20.9 points per game (24th-worst) and surrendering 31.2 points per game (25th-worst).
- From an offensive angle, Purdue is compiling 207.6 passing yards per contest (91st-ranked). It ranks 91st in the FBS on defense (238.9 passing yards allowed per game).
- Purdue ranks 92nd in the FBS with 132.3 rushing yards per contest on offense, and it ranks 73rd with 148.9 rushing yards given up per game on the defensive side of the ball.
- Purdue ranks 96th in third-down conversion percentage (36.3%) on offense, but it has been less effective defensively, ranking 16th-worst in the FBS with a 45.7% third-down percentage allowed.
- After forcing 14 turnovers (44th in the FBS) and turning the ball over 14 times (80th in the FBS) this season, Purdue owns the 64th-ranked turnover margin of 0.
Purdue’s Best Players
- Hudson Card has recored 1,861 passing yards, or 206.8 per game, so far this season. He has completed 57.8% of his passes and has collected nine touchdowns with eight interceptions.
- Devin Mockobee has carried the ball 125 times for 558 yards, with four touchdowns.
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. has racked up 386 yards on 71 carries with five touchdowns.
- Deion Burks has registered 32 receptions this season and his team-high yardage total sits at 469 (52.1 yards per game). He’s been targeted 76 times and has six touchdowns.
- TJ Sheffield has totaled 336 receiving yards (37.3 yards per game) and one touchdown on 30 receptions.
- Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen’s 25 receptions (on 40 targets) have netted him 329 yards (36.6 ypg).
- Kydran Jenkins has collected seven sacks to lead the team, while also recording 11 TFL and 41 tackles.
- Dillon Thieneman has 73 tackles and three interceptions, and leads the team in both tackles and interceptions.
