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Closing number

Spread
MINN -2.5
PUR +2.5
Open –
Total
Over 48.5
Under 48.5

Source: DraftKings.

MINN 13, PUR 41. PUR covered by 30.5, over by 5.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and picks our users log.

Public cappers

SpreadSplit 1-1
Minnesota 11 Purdue
Total1 capper on Over
Over 10 Under

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. User picks are anonymous: no names, and private picks stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 3 common opponents
Opponent Minnesota Purdue
Northwestern
L 35-38 away
-3 · +4.5 Covered
L 0-19 away
-19 · +3.5 Didn't cover
Ohio St
L 3-42 away
-39 · +23.5 Didn't cover
L 10-34 home
-24 · +30.5 Covered
Rutgers
W 31-28 home
+3 · -3.5 Didn't cover
L 24-27 home
-3 · -2.5 Didn't cover

Against 3 common opponents: Minnesota lost by 13.0 on average, 1-2 against the spread. Purdue lost by 15.3 on average, 1-2 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
1 Minnesota1 Purdue
Purdue +3.51
Stuckey *Line +3.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 9 12:56 PM ET · Flat record 41-28-1, +9.2u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Minnesota +2.51
Rico Bosco *Line +2.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:50 PM ET · Flat record 48-35, +8.7u · Original post
Total
1 Over0 Under
Over 50.51
Big Cat *Line 50.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · No unit size given · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Oct 7 6:50 PM ET · Flat record 94-66-4, +19.5u (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Minnesota WLWWWL

ATSTotals
All games4-2 67%Small sample3-3 50% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample2-0 100% overSmall sample
As favorite2-1 67%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Purdue LWLLWW

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Home2-2 50%Small sample4-0 100% overSmall sample
As underdog3-2 60%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

CFB (FBS), 2026 so far · regular season only · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); over-under vs the closing total

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Oct 10, 2026MINN 13, PUR 41MINN -2.5PUR covered48.5Over
Oct 11, 2025PUR 20, MINN 27MINN -7.5PUR covered49.5Under
Nov 11, 2023MINN 30, PUR 49MINN -1.5PUR covered48.5Over
Oct 1, 2022PUR 20, MINN 10MINN -9.5PUR covered52.5Under
Oct 2, 2021MINN 20, PUR 13PUR -2.5MINN covered46Under
Nov 20, 2020PUR 31, MINN 34PUR -2.5MINN covered61.5Over
Sep 28, 2019MINN 38, PUR 31PUR -1MINN covered68.5Over

Minnesota 3-4 ATS in these meetings. 7 meetings is not a trend, and rosters turn over.

CFB (FBS), 2019-2025 + 2026 so far · regular season + postseason · graded vs the closing spread (ESPN odds archive, DraftKings for 70% of games); totals vs the closing total

Side by side

MINNPUR
4-2Record3-3
4-2Against the spread3-3
3-3Over-under5-1
-0.8Avg cover margin+4.2
28.8Points per game32.2
21.8Points allowed31.3
5.38Yards per play5.84
341.3Yards per game415.5
3.70Rush yards per carry3.70
65.4Completion %69.7
37.3Third down %44.7
+4Turnover margin+4
4Sacks allowed13
53.7Penalty yards per game54.5

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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