Check out odds, insights and more in our betting preview for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Purdue Boilermakers college football matchup on September 18, 2021.
The Purdue Boilermakers (2-0) are one-touchdown underdogs on Saturday, September 18, 2021 against the No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-0). The total has been set at 58 points for this game.
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Odds for Notre Dame vs. Purdue
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Over/Under Insights
- The two teams combine to score 76 points per game, 18 more than the over/under in this contest.
- These two squads combine to surrender 44 points per game, 14 fewer than this contest's over/under.
- The average total in Fighting Irish games this season is 55.8, 2.2 points fewer than Saturday's over/under of 58 .
- The 61.3 PPG average total in Boilermakers games this season is 3.3 points more than this game's over/under.
Notre Dame Stats and Trends
- Notre Dame has not covered the spread yet this year.
- This season, the Fighting Irish are winless against the spread when entering a game as a favorite of 7 points or more.
- This year, the Fighting Irish rack up 26 more points per game (36.5) than the Boilermakers give up (10.5).
- Notre Dame is 0-2 against the spread and 2-0 overall this season when the team scores more than 10.5 points.
- The Fighting Irish collect 440 yards per game, 147 more yards than the 293 the Boilermakers allow per contest.
- Notre Dame is 0-2 against the spread and 2-0 overall when the team churns out more than 293 yards.
- The Fighting Irish have turned the ball over two more times (4 total) than the Boilermakers have forced a turnover (2) this season.
- Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Notre Dame at SISportsbook.
Purdue Stats and Trends
- Purdue has two wins against the spread in two games this season.
- The Boilermakers rack up 39.5 points per game, six more than the Fighting Irish give up (33.5).
- The Boilermakers rack up 84 more yards per game (481.5) than the Fighting Irish allow (397.5).
- Purdue is 2-0 against the spread and 2-0 overall when the team churns out more than 397.5 yards.
- The Boilermakers have one giveaway this season, while the Fighting Irish have four takeaways .
- Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.
Notre Dame Top Players
- Jack Coan leads his team with 366 passing yards (366.0 per game) and has a 74.3% completion percentage (26-of-35), throwing four touchdown passes and one interception.
- Kyren Williams has ran for a team-leading 42 yards on 18 carries (42.0 yards per game). He also averages 83.0 receiving yards per game, grabbing six passes for 83 yards and one touchdown.
- Chris Tyree has rushed for 31 yards on seven carries (31.0 yards per game), with one touchdown on the ground this year.
- Michael Mayer has nine catches, leading his team with 120 yards (120.0 ypg) while scoring one touchdown this season.
- Kevin Austin Jr.'s stat line this year shows four catches for 91 yards and one touchdown. He averages 91.0 receiving yards per game.
Purdue Top Players
- This year, Jack Plummer has racked up 313 passing yards (313 yards per game) while going 29-for-41 (70.7% completion percentage) and throwing two touchdowns and zero interceptions.
- Zander Horvath has rushed for a team-high 81 yards on 21 attempts (81 yards per game) and one touchdown.
- King Doerue has 7 yards on five carries (7 ypg).
- This season David Bell has eight catches and leads the team with 134 yards (134 per game).
- Payne Durham has also added 120 yards on seven catches and two touchdowns. He averages 120 receiving yards per game this year.
- Jackson Anthrop has racked up 34 yards on seven receptions, averaging 34 yards per game.