Wisconsin Badgers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 10/23/2021 College Football Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Location: Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

Odds/Point Spread: Boilermakers (+3)

Total/Over-Under: 40.5

Ross-Ade Stadium is where the Purdue Boilermakers (4-2) will play the Wisconsin Badgers (3-3) on Saturday. Wisconsin opens as 3-point favorites. The total has been set at 40.5.

The Wisconsin Badgers come into this game with a record of 3-3 for this season. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Badgers faced off with the Army Black Knights and earned the victory with a final of 20-14. Braelon Allen led the offense in rushing for the Badgers with 16 totes for 108 yards (6.8 yards per attempt). Graham Mertz went 8/15 with 112 yards passing. He had a quarterback rate of 116.1 and finished the contest without throwing an interception. In the running game, the Badgers conceded 179 yards on 50 attempts, which averages out to 3.6 yds per rush surrendered. Wisconsin allowed 5 pass completions on 6 attempts for 87 yds, and a completion rate of 83.3%. For the game, they ran 58 plays for 310 yards. The Wisconsin Badgers rushed the ball a total of 43 times and accumulated 198 yds, earning them an average of 4.6 yds per carry.

The Badgers have racked up 2,202 total yards over the course of this year. When it comes to scoring, Wisconsin has compiled 3 touchdowns via the pass and 11 rushing touchdowns. They have given the ball to the opposition 15 times. Wisconsin has accumulated 131 1st downs as a unit, and they have been hurt by 33 infractions for 261 yards. As a unit they average 205.3 yards rushing ranking them 27th in the country. When talking about scoring, the Wisconsin Badgers have an average of 19.7 points per contest.

The Badgers sit in 38th in D-1 when it comes to their opponents scoring, allowing 19.3 points per game. Opposing teams are running for an average of 2.2 yards per tote and 64.3 rushing yards per game so far this year. Overall, they have conceded 386 running yards through 6 games. Regarding passing yards, the Badgers are allowing 969 yards which puts them in 18th in the country. They have relinquished 161.5 yards per game via the pass and conceding a completion percentage of 51.7%. Over the course of this season, they are granting 225.8 yards per game ranking them 14th in D-1. They have granted 6 touchdowns via the pass as well as 4 touchdowns running the ball.

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The Boilermakers head into this matchup 4-2 for this year. When they last played, the Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 24-7 against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Aidan O'Connell (2 touchdowns) ended the contest with 375 yards on 30/40 passing while his QB rating was 170.3. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 9.4. King Doerue carried the ball 18 times for 48 yards, finishing the contest with 2.7 yds per attempt for Purdue. Purdue ended up running for 2.6 yds per attempt, finishing the contest with 86 yards on 33 attempts. The Boilermakers finished the contest with a total of 464 yds while running 76 plays (6.1 yds per play). The Boilermakers passing defense conceded a completion rate of 53.1%, relinquishing 195 yards on 17 out of 32 passing. Purdue surrendered 29 run attempts for 78 yards (2.7 yds per rush).

In terms of the points being put on the board, the Boilermakers are ranked 99th in Division 1 averaging 23.7 points per outing. During the season thus far, the Boilermakers have thrown for a total of 2,005 yards via the pass together with holding an average of 334.2 passing yards per contest, giving them a rank of 10th in the country. The Purdue Boilermakers have an average of 423.7 yards per game, ranking them 54th in the country. The Purdue offense has compiled 225 penalty yds on 25 infractions, which ranks 128th in the country in terms of giving up free yards.

Purdue has allowed the opposition a total of 706 yards on the ground (117.7 yards/game) and 6 touchdowns via the rush so far this season. They have allowed the opposition 3 touchdowns through the air as well as 178.5 yards/contest, ranking them 31st in the country. The Boilermakers defense has participated in 368 plays, which ranks them 22nd in college football. The Boilermakers are relinquishing 14.0 PPG, ranking them 17th in Division 1. Overall, they have surrendered 84 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Badgers/Boilermakers college football game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Boilermakers +3

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