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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 stingiest defenses square off when the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-5, 0-0 Big Ten) bring 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 over/under is set at 52.5 for the contest.

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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.
  • The 35.7 combined points per game that these two squads have allowed this season are 16.8 fewer than the 52.5 total in this contest.
  • Cornhuskers games this season feature an average total of 53.9 points, a number 1.4 points higher than Saturday's over/under.
  • The 52.5 total in this game is 0.5 points above the 52 average total in Boilermakers games this season.

Nebraska Stats and Trends

  • Nebraska has four wins against the spread in eight games this year.
  • The Cornhuskers have been favored by 7.5 points or more two times this season and have covered the spread in all of them.
  • Nebraska's games this year have gone over the total in three out of seven opportunities (42.9%).
  • The Cornhuskers put up 30.8 points per game, 14.5 more than the Boilermakers give up per matchup (16.3).
  • Nebraska is 3-3 against the spread and 3-4 overall in games when it scores more than 16.3 points.
  • The Cornhuskers collect 177.2 more yards per game (478.8) than the Boilermakers allow per contest (301.6).
  • When Nebraska picks up more than 301.6 yards, the team is 4-3 against the spread and 3-5 overall.
  • This year, the Cornhuskers have turned the ball over nine times, one more than the Boilermakers' takeaways (8).
  • Find the latest spread and moneyline odds for Nebraska at SISportsbook.

Purdue Stats and Trends

  • In Purdue's seven games this year, it has three wins against the spread.
  • The Boilermakers have been underdogs by 7.5 points or more two times this season and covered the spread once.
  • Purdue's games this year have gone over the total in one out of seven opportunities (14.3%).
  • This season the Boilermakers rack up just 2.7 more points per game (22.1) than the Cornhuskers allow (19.4).
  • Purdue is 3-0 against the spread and 3-0 overall in games when it scores more than 19.4 points.
  • The Boilermakers rack up 43.6 more yards per game (392) than the Cornhuskers allow per matchup (348.4).
  • When Purdue amasses more than 348.4 yards, the team is 3-1 against the spread and 3-1 overall.
  • This year the Boilermakers have turned the ball over 12 times, two more than the Cornhuskers' takeaways (10).
  • Head to SISportsbook to find the latest moneyline, spread and over/under odds for this matchup.

Season Stats

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