Michigan State Spartans vs. Purdue Boilermakers
Saturday, 10/11/14, 3:30 PM EST
Opening Point Spread: Michigan State -23
Current Betting Line: Michigan State -20.5
Opening Total: 54.5
Current Total: 54.5
Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker
Michigan State has won three games in a row since suffering its only loss of the season, as it comes off a 27-22 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers as 6.5-point home favorites last Saturday, while going UNDER the betting total for the first time in five contests. The Spartans have won five straight games in this series, which is important to consider when making your NCAA football betting picks, including a 14-0 triumph as 28-point home favorites last year. Michigan State is 6-0 SU and 5-1 ATS as road favorites the last two-plus seasons, with the UNDER going 3-2-1 in that situation.
The Spartans current 10-game winning streak in Big Ten Conference play is the second longest in school history, which can’t be ignored when looking over the NCAA football odds page. Michigan State has scored 228 points through its first five games of the 2014 campaign—the highest such figure in that particular time period in school history. It’s important to point out that Mark Dantonio’s squad leads the country in holding the ball for 36:25, which has been helped by a plus-10 turnover differential.
Purdue has alternated wins and losses over its last four affairs, as it looks to build off a 38-27 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini as 10-point road underdogs, while going OVER the betting total for the first time in four contests. The Boilermakers are 28-33-3 SU all-time in this series, but they’ve put together a winning 7-6 mark in the last 13 meetings. The fans should be ready to roll at Ross-Ade Stadium, considering this is the team’s only home game in the month of October. Purdue is 1-13 SU and 3-11 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record since 2012.
The Boilermakers will need a big game from Akeem Hunt in order to cover this number, as he has 3,929 all-purpose yards since stepping on the campus at West Lafayette. Purdue’s offense may improve over the rest of the season after Austin Appleby made his first start under center last week—completing 15 of 20 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown.
Sports bettors will likely back the Boilermakers due to the Spartans splitting their four games against the spread when favored by 21.5 to 31 points.
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