Purdue-Michigan State Preview

The Purdue Boilermakers and the Michigan State Spartans will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Spartan Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Spartans listed as 10-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game’s total is sitting at 53.
Desmond Tardy’s touchdown catch with 33 seconds left pushed Purdue past Michigan 48-42 in Week 10.
The Boilermakers covered the 2.5-point spread, while the combined score easily played OVER the day’s posted total of 47.5.
Brett Swenson kicked a 44-yard field goal with seven seconds left to give Michigan State a 25-24 win over Wisconsin in Week 10.
The Spartans failed to cover the 5.5-point spread, while the final score played to a PUSH.
Current streak:
Michigan State has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Purdue: 3-6 SU, 3-4-1
ATS
Michigan State
: 8-2 SU, 5-5 ATS
Purdue most recently:
When playing in November are 6-4
When playing on grass are 3-7
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 3-7

Michigan State most recently:
When playing in November are 3-7
When playing on grass are 8-2
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Purdue is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Michigan State
Purdue is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Purdue is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Purdue is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Michigan State
Michigan State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games
Michigan State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Michigan State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Purdue
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Michigan State’s last 6 games at home
Next up:
Purdue at Iowa, Saturday, November 15
Michigan State at Penn State, Saturday, November 22

 

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