ESPN NCAA Football Odds: Michigan State vs Purdue

The Michigan State Spartans and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Spartans listed as 3-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Michigan State led 35-0 at the half and never looked back as they bombed Western Michigan 49-14 in Week 10.
The Spartans covered the 20.5-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day’s posted total of 55.5.
Joey Elliott threw for a career-high 367 yards and two touchdowns and Purdue held on for a 38-36 victory against Michigan in Week 10.
The Boilermakers pulled off the upset as 7-point underdogs, while the final score played OVER the day’s posted total of 52.
Team records:
Michigan State: 5-5 SU, 4-5 ATS
Purdue: 4-6 SU, 5-5 ATS
Michigan State most recently:
When playing in November are 5-5
When playing on grass are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 5-5
When playing within the conference are 6-4

Purdue most recently:
When playing in November are 4-6
When playing on grass are 5-5
After outgaining opponent are 3-7
When playing within the conference are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Michigan State’s last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Michigan State’s last 6 games
Michigan State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Michigan State’s last 6 games when playing Purdue
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Purdue’s last 5 games at home
Purdue is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Michigan State
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Purdue’s last 8 games
Purdue is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Michigan State
Next up:
Michigan State home to Penn State, Saturday, November 21
Purdue at Indiana, Saturday, November 21

 

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