The Purdue Boilmakers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish meet on Saturday in Week 2 college football action. Nonetheless, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes the Purdue-Notre Dame prediction and pick.
Purdue is coming off a 49-0 blowout win at UConn and hold a record of 2-0 to start their season. Notre Dame has played two close games to begin their season, as they squeaked out a three-point victory against Toledo after being seventeen-point favorites at home. This is going to be another good test at home for this Notre Dame football team, which has looked nothing like a playoff team to date.
College Football Odds: Purdue-Notre Dame
Purdue Boilmakers +7 (+100)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish -7 (-120)
Over 58.5 (-115)
Under 58.5 (-105)
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Why Purdue Could Cover The Spread
Purdue has looked like a very solid football team to start the season. They just blanked UConn 49-0 on the road to get their second win of the season. As a team, the Boilmakers racked up 562 total yards, including 375 passing yards. Starting quarterback Jack Plummer was sensational in this game throwing for 245 yards and 4 touchdowns with a QBR rating of 94.6.
Running backs King Doerue and Dylan Downing rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown as top receiver David Bell had a monster game with six receptions for 121 yards and 3 touchdowns. What was more impressive from Purdue in this game was their defense holding UConn to zero points.
They allowed 223 total yards, including just 99 yards on the ground. UConn averaged a mere 4.0 yards per pass as well. Purdue’s defense could cause havoc for ND, especially after the Irish just yielded three turnovers to Toledo last week. The Boilmakers are 4-0 against the spread in their last four versus independent teams and 4-1 against the spread in their last five games after an against the spread win as well.
Why Notre Dame Could Cover The Spread
So far this season, Notre Dame has proven to be a resilient bunch. They have two hard fought victories, including last week where they erased a 16-14 deficit heading into the fourth quarter. Quarterback Jack Coan has the experience needed to handle big games, even after dislocating his finger. Coan finished with 239 yards and 2 touchdowns after leading Notre Dame to a come-from-behind 32-29 victory over Toledo on Saturday.
The Irish finished with 449 total yards on offense and outscored Toledo 18-13 in the fourth to get their second straight victory. They will have the home crowd by their side again this week which gives them a slight edge. Purdue will be at a disadvantage because although they are undefeated, they have yet to play elite competition. Additionally, the Irish are 7-2 against the spread versus a team with a winning record.
Final Purdue-Notre Dame Prediction & Pick
This is going to be another good test for this Notre Dame football team which has struggled against lesser competition to start their season. They have had inconsistent play on both sides of the ball, despite their resilient comebacks. As for Purdue, they have a solid quarterback in Jack Plummer, who has six touchdowns against no interceptions this season, and the Boilmakers have scored nearly 80 points in their first two games combined.
This is going to be a tough game for the Irish because if the defense plays the way it did against Toledo and Florida State allowing a ton of big plays, they could be upset by the Boilmakers. Take Purdue on the road to cover the spread (+7.5) as they have a chance to win this game outright.
Final Purdue-Notre Prediction and pick: Purdue +7.5
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