ESPN2 Football Odds: Purdue vs Minnesota

The Purdue Boilermakers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at TCF Bank Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Golden Gophers listed as 3-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game’s total is sitting at 52.
Joey Elliott threw for 313 yards, three touchdown and one interception for Purdue in a 27-21 loss to Northwestern in Week 5.
The Boilermakers failed to cover the 7-point spread, while the final score played UNDER the posted total of 57.
Adam Weber threw for 271 yards, one touchdown and one interception as Minnesota lost 31-28 to Wisconsin in Week 5.
The Gophers failed to cover the 2.5-point spread, while the final score played OVER the posted total of 52.
Current streak:
Purdue has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Purdue: 1-4 SU, 3-2 ATS
Minnesota: 3-2 SU, 2-3 ATS
Purdue most recently:
When playing in October are 2-8
When playing on turf are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 2-8
When playing within the conference are 2-8

Minnesota most recently:
When playing in October are 4-6
When playing on turf are 4-6
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Purdue is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing Minnesota
Purdue is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Purdue is 7-2-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Minnesota
Purdue is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
Minnesota is 1-3-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Purdue
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Purdue
Minnesota is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games when playing Purdue
Next up:
Purdue home to Ohio State, Saturday, October 17
Minnesota at Penn State, Saturday, October 17
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