Northwestern Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 11/19/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, IN

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Boilermakers (-17.5)

Total/Over-Under: 48

The Purdue Boilermakers (6-4) are welcoming the Northwestern Wildcats (1-9) at Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday. Purdue opens this matchup as 17.5-point favorites. The total comes in at 48.

The Northwestern Wildcats come into this game with a record of 1-9 for this season. In their last contest, the Wildcats faced the Minnesota Golden Gophers and took a loss by a score of 31-3. Brendan Sullivan went 9/11 with 94 yds through the air. He had a quarterback rating of 153.6 and ended the game with no picks. Evan Hull led the offense in rushing for the Wildcats with 13 totes for 54 yards (4.2 yds per attempt). At the end of the game, they ran 54 plays which gave them 278 yds. The Northwestern Wildcats rushed the ball a total of 22 different times and had 72 yards, earning them an average of 3.3 yards per attempt. When it came to stopping the run, the Wildcats gave up 302 yds on 58 attempts, which calculates to 5.2 yards per rush surrendered. Northwestern gave up 7 completions on 13 tries for 64 yards, and a completion rate of 53.8%.

The Wildcats currently have 3,464 total yards over the course of this year. When it comes to getting the ball in the endzone, Northwestern has amassed 10 touchdowns via the pass and 10 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the football 21 different times. Northwestern has compiled 192 first downs as a unit, and they have been called for 47 infractions for 421 yds. As a team they average 118.5 yards on the ground giving them a rank of 105th in the country. Regarding putting points on the board, the Northwestern Wildcats are averaging 15.3 PPG.

When talking about passing yards, the Wildcats are conceding 1,906 yds which puts them in 25th in the country. They are allowing 190.6 yards per contest via the pass in addition to conceding a completion percentage of 58.4%. During the season, they are surrendering 390.6 yards per game which ranks them 82nd in the country. They have surrendered 15 touchdowns via the pass and 21 touchdowns via the ground game. They are allowing 4.8 yards per rush and 200.0 rushing yards per contest so far this season. Over the course of this year, they have allowed 2,000 running yards through 10 games. The Wildcats sit in 83rd in D-1 concerning the opposition scoring, giving up 28.2 points per game.

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The Boilermakers head into this matchup 6-4 for this season. For their last game, the Boilermakers went home victorious with a score of 31-24 when they faced the Illinois Fighting Illini. Aidan O'Connell (3 TDs) walked away from the game with 237 yds on 25/40 through the air while his QB rating was 132. He tossed 1 pick and his average yards per attempt was 5.9. Devin Mockobee carried the football 28 times for 106 yards, ending the contest with 3.8 yards per carry for Purdue. Purdue rushed the football for 4.3 yards per attempt, finishing the contest with 142 yds on 33 carries. The Boilermakers finished the game with 379 yds while they ran 73 plays (5.2 yards per play). The Boilermakers passing defense conceded a completion rate of 56.3%, surrendering 201 yds on 18 for 32 passing. Purdue allowed 33 rushing attempts for 102 yds (3.1 yards per rush).

The Purdue Boilermakers have an average of 419.1 yards per contest, which has them sitting 44th in the nation. The Purdue offense has totaled 583 penalty yards on 56 violations, which has them sitting 90th in Division 1 in terms of making mistakes. Over the course of the season thus far, the Boilermakers have a total of 2,919 yards via the pass along with holding an average of 291.9 passing yards per game, which has them ranked 18th in college football. Regarding their scoring prowess, the Boilermakers are ranking 62nd in Division 1 averaging 29.6 PPG.

The Boilermakers are allowing 25.2 PPG, which has them ranked 56th in college football. Purdue has conceded a total of 1,166 yards on the ground (116.6 yards/game) and 10 touchdowns via the rush so far this season. This year, they have conceded 252 total points. They have surrendered 20 touchdowns from the passing game and 233.5 yards per game, which puts them in 78th in the country. The Boilermakers defense has been on the field for 614 plays, which has them sitting 18th in D-1.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Wildcats +17.5

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