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Northwestern at Purdue College Football Odds

Written October 2, 2009 by Kyle Hunter

The 2-2 Northwestern Wildcats travel to West Lafayette to take on the 1-3 Purdue Boilermakers this Saturday afternoon. Purdue is coming off a heartbreaking loss to Notre Dame, while Northwestern is coming off a close loss to Minnesota. Both teams lost their last game at home and look to rebound in this Big 10 matchup. Both of these teams are pass happy and will look to exploit the other teams secondary. The lack of a run game will be quite evident throughout the game, unless the trends are broken in this one. The current college football odds show Purdue as 8 point home favorites and a total of 57 points.

The Northwestern Wildcats have dropped two straight after opening the season at 2-0. The defense has had a difficult time, giving up 37 and 35 points in their last two games. The passing attack has been quite efficient led by senior quarterback Mike Kafka. The running game hasn’t been productive at all of late, which can make it difficult to move the ball for a full game. Freshman Arby Fields gets most of the carries and he will probably be a good back, but thus far it has been tough sledding for him when looking for running room. The defense has some talented cornerbacks, but struggles with getting pressure on the quarterback.

The Purdue Boilermakers opened the season with an impressive win vs. Toledo and ever since it has been all downhill for the Boilers. They showed themselves well against both Oregon and Notre Dame, but came out with losses. Against Northern Illinois the Boilers were simply outplayed and stunned on their home field. Joey Elliot has led the passing attack quite well and he has some talented receivers. As has been the case for the Wildcats, Purdue has had a very rough time establishing a running game this season. The defense has allowed far too many points, which is making things quite difficult for the young and talented offense. Get a $500 match bonus this football betting season with BetUS.

The interesting matchup will be the pass defenses vs. the passing attacks. Both teams have weapons on offense, but are dependent on moving the ball through the air. If one team is able to start moving the ball on the ground much at all they will likely pull out this victory.

The Purdue Boilermakers are favored by 8, probably because of their nice home field advantage. The total for the game has been set at 57 points. The spread is a very difficult call on this because both teams have done quite well against the spread in these situations. The total seems to be set a little high for these two teams, though the passing will definitely slow the game down. The under is 30-11-2 in Purdue’s last 43 home games, while it is 5-1 in Northwestern’s last 6 road games. There will likely be quite a few points scored in this one, but the chances of it going above 57 aren’t too high. Look for a tightly contested game that goes down to the wire and one in which the team that takes care of the football wins.

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