Purdue-Ohio State Preview

The fans at Ohio Stadium will be treated to a game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Ohio State Buckeyes when they take their seats on Saturday. Oddsmakers currently have the Buckeyes listed as 18½-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game's total is sitting at 47. Kory Sheets ran for one TD and Curtis Painter threw for 112 yards as Purdue lost to Penn State 20-6 in Week 6. The outcome was a push (14-point spread),while the combined score played UNDER the total of 58. Chris Wells carried the ball 22 times for 168 yards with a touchdown as Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 20-17 in Week 6. Ohio State managed to cover the 2.5-point spread, while the 37 points went UNDER the posted total of 44.5. Terrelle Pryor completed 13-of-19 for 144 yards for Ohio State. Current streak: Purdue has lost 2 straight games. Ohio State has won 3 straight games. Team records: Purdue: 2-3 SU, 1-2-1 ATS Ohio State: 5-1 SU, 1-4 ATS Purdue most recently: When playing in October are 3-7 When playing on turf are 5-5 After being outgained are 3-7 When playing within the conference are 4-6 Ohio State most recently: When playing in October are 10-0 When playing on turf are 8-2 After outgaining opponent are 7-3 When playing within the conference are 9-1 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Purdue's last 5 games when playing Ohio State Purdue is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Ohio State The total has gone OVER in 4 of Purdue's last 6 games on the road Purdue is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Ohio State is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home Ohio State is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ohio State's last 5 games Ohio State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Purdue Next up: Purdue at Northwestern, Saturday, October 18 Ohio State at Michigan State, Saturday, October 18