Saturday, September 27, 2008

Purdue-Notre Dame Preview

The Purdue Boilermakers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Notre Dame Stadium.
Oddsmakers currently have the Fighting Irish listed as 1-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game's total is sitting at 46.
Kory Sheets' 46 yard touchdown run late in the game sealed a 32-25 win for Purdue over Central Michigan in Week 4.
Despite the victory Purdue failed to cover the 10-point spread, while the combined score played UNDER the posted total of 67.5.
Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen totaled 242 yards in the air while throwing one touchdown and two picks as they lost 23-7 to Michigan State in Week 4.
The Irish entered the game as 9-point underdogs, while the combined score played UNDER the day's posted total of 48.
Team records:
Purdue: 2-1 SU, 1-1 ATS
Notre Dame: 2-1 SU, 1-2 ATS
Purdue most recently:
When playing in September are 8-2
When playing on grass are 6-4
After being outgained are 4-6
When playing outside the conference are 7-3

Notre Dame most recently:
When playing in September are 4-6
When playing on grass are 5-5
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing outside the conference are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
Purdue is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Purdue is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Purdue is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Notre Dame
Notre Dame is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Purdue
Notre Dame is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Notre Dame is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games at home
Notre Dame is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
Next up:
Purdue home to Penn State, Saturday, October 4
Notre Dame home to Stanford, Saturday, October

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