The No. 21 Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-0) will meet their Big Ten-rival, the Purdue Boilermakers (1-2) in a matchup on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Huntington Bank Stadium. The Golden Gophers are heavily favored in this contest, with the line posted at 10 points. The over/under in this contest is 53.5 points.
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Minnesota vs. Purdue Betting Trends
- Minnesota has covered the spread four times this season (4-0-0).
- In games they have played as 10-point favorites or more, the Golden Gophers have a perfect ATS record of 3-0.
- Minnesota’s games have gone over the total twice this season.
- Minnesota has been the moneyline favorite a total of three times this season, and they’ve won each of those games.
- Minnesota has played as a moneyline favorite of -375 or shorter in only two games this season, and it won both.
- Purdue is 1-3-0 against the spread this season.
- Purdue games have gone over the total three times this season.
- Purdue has lost both games it has played as underdogs this season.
- Purdue has played as an underdog of +290 or more once this season and won that game.
Minnesota vs. Purdue: Over/Under Trends
- This season, Minnesota games have gone over this matchup’s 53.5-point total twice.
- This season, every game Purdue has played finished with a combined score higher than 53.5 points.
- The Golden Gophers average 45.8 points per game against the Boilermakers’ 38.7, totaling 31.0 points over the matchup’s point total of 53.5.
- These two teams give up a combined 28.3 points per game, 25.2 points less than this contest’s over/under.
- On average, the over/under in Golden Gophers games is 1.9 points fewer than the over/under of 53.5 points in this matchup.
- A difference of 2.6 points separates the average total points bet in Boilermakers’ games (56.1 points) and this game’s over/under (53.5 points).
Minnesota Players to Watch
- Tanner Morgan has thrown for 886 yards (221.5 ypg) to lead Minnesota, completing 77.2% of his passes and recording seven touchdown passes and one interception this season. He’s also contributed in the ground game with 52 rushing yards (13.0 ypg) on 13 carries with three rushing touchdowns.
- Mohamed Ibrahim’s team-high 567 rushing yards (141.8 per game) have come on 89 carries, with eight touchdowns this year.
- This season Treyson Potts has racked up 291 yards (72.8 per game) on 53 attempts with three touchdowns.
- Chris Autman-Bell’s team-leading 214 receiving yards (53.5 yards per game) have come on 11 receptions with one touchdown.
- Mike Brown-Stephens has put up a 180-yard season so far (45.0 receiving yards per game), hauling in 12 passes.
- Brevyn Spann-Ford has hauled in 11 receptions for 167 yards (41.8 ypg) and one touchdown this season.
Purdue Players to Watch
- Aidan O’Connell has thrown for 991 yards (247.8 ypg) to lead Purdue, completing 64.4% of his passes and tossing eight touchdown passes and one interception this season.
- Dylan Downing’s team-high 204 rushing yards (51.0 per game) have come on 40 carries, with two touchdowns this year.
- This season Devin Mockobee has racked up 27 carries for 137 yards (34.3 per game) and two touchdowns, while also catching six passes for 67 yards (16.8 per game).
- Charlie Jones’ team-leading 533 receiving yards (133.3 yards per game) have come on 41 receptions with seven touchdowns.
- Payne Durham has grabbed 17 passes for 150 yards (37.5 yards per game) and two touchdowns this year.
- TJ Sheffield’s 11 receptions are good enough for 116 yards (29.0 ypg) and one touchdown.
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