Purdue vs Northwestern College Football Odds

Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Purdue Boilermakers and the Northwestern Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Ryan Field. Oddsmakers currently have the Wildcats listed as 9-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game's total is sitting at 50. Purdue lost its last outing, a 31-20 result against Toledo on September 25. Purdue failed to cover in that game as a 11.5-point favorite, while the 51 combined points took the game OVER the total. Last time out for Northwestern, they were a 29-28 winner as they battled Minnesota on the road. Northwestern failed to cover in the match as a 4.5-point favorite, while 57 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors. Current streak: Northwestern has won 5 straight games. Team records: Purdue: 2-2 SU, 0-3 ATS Northwestern: 5-0 SU, 1-3 ATS Purdue most recently: When playing in October are 3-7 When playing on grass are 4-6 After being outgained are 4-6 When playing within the conference are 5-5 Northwestern most recently: When playing in October are 5-5 When playing on grass are 7-3 After outgaining opponent are 6-4 When playing within the conference are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Purdue's last 6 games when playing Northwestern Purdue is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Northwestern Purdue is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Northwestern Purdue is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Northwestern Northwestern is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Northwestern is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northwestern's last 6 games when playing Purdue Northwestern is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Purdue Next up: Purdue home to Minnesota, Saturday, October 16 Northwestern home to Michigan State, Saturday, October 23 Stevie Vincent is the former Executive Editor of the scorephone Tailgate Parties, which were the reports every gambler flocked to in the pre-Internet days. A pro gambler since 1993, his picks went public in 2007. He is the founder of groundbreaking forensic sports handicapping.