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Nebraska vs. Purdue College Football Odds, Plays and Insights

Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Purdue Boilermakers college football matchup on October 30, 2021.

Oct 16, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Levi Falck (88) can t handle this pass from Nebraska Cornhuskers quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the fourth quarter at Huntington Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports

A pair of the nation's strongest defenses meet when the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-5, 0-0 Big Ten) take college football's 25th-ranked scoring defense into a matchup with the Purdue Boilermakers (4-3, 0-0 Big Ten), who have the No. 9 scoring defense, on Saturday, October 30, 2021. The Cornhuskers are 7.5-point favorites. The contest has a point total set at 52.5.

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Odds for Nebraska vs. Purdue

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Over/Under Insights

  • Nebraska and its opponents have gone over the current 52.5-point total in three of seven games this season.
  • Purdue's games have yet to go over 52.5 points this season.
  • The two teams combine to score 52.9 points per game, 0.4 more than the total in this contest.
  • This contest's total is 16.8 points more than the 35.7 these two squads combine to allow per game this season.
  • The average total in Cornhuskers games this season is 53.9, 1.4 points more than Saturday's over/under of 52.5.
  • The 52 PPG average total in Boilermakers games this season is 0.5 points fewer than this game's over/under.

Nebraska Stats and Trends

  • In Nebraska's eight games this year, it has four wins against the spread.
  • The Cornhuskers have always covered the spread this season when favored by 7.5 points or more.
  • Nebraska's games this year have gone over the point total in 42.9% of its opportunities (three times in seven games with a set point total).
  • The Cornhuskers score 30.8 points per game, 14.5 more than the Boilermakers surrender per contest (16.3).
  • Nebraska is 3-3 against the spread and 3-4 overall this season when the team puts up more than 16.3 points.
  • The Cornhuskers rack up 478.8 yards per game, 177.2 more yards than the 301.6 the Boilermakers allow per matchup.
  • In games that Nebraska totals over 301.6 yards, the team is 4-3 against the spread and 3-5 overall.
  • The Cornhuskers have turned the ball over one more time (9 total) than the Boilermakers have forced a turnover (8) this season.
  • Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Nebraska at SISportsbook.

Purdue Stats and Trends

  • Against the spread, Purdue is 3-4-0 this season.
  • The Boilermakers have been underdogs by 7.5 points or more two times this season and covered the spread once.
  • Purdue's games this season have eclipsed the over/under one time in seven opportunities (14.3%).
  • The Boilermakers put up just 2.7 more points per game (22.1) than the Cornhuskers surrender (19.4).
  • Purdue is 3-0 against the spread and 3-0 overall in games when it records more than 19.4 points.
  • The Boilermakers rack up 43.6 more yards per game (392) than the Cornhuskers allow (348.4).
  • When Purdue picks up over 348.4 yards, the team is 3-1 against the spread and 3-1 overall.
  • The Boilermakers have turned the ball over two more times (12 total) than the Cornhuskers have forced a turnover (10) this season.
  • Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.

Season Stats

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