Purdue Boilermakers vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Wolverines (-15.5)

Total/Over-Under: 50

Lucas Oil Stadium is the site where the Michigan Wolverines (12-0) will go up against the Purdue Boilermakers (8-4) on Saturday. Purdue opens this game as 15.5-point dogs. The betting total comes in at 50.

The Purdue Boilermakers head into this matchup 8-4 for this season. In their last matchup, the Boilermakers faced the Indiana Hoosiers and walked away with a win by a score of 30-16. Devin Mockobee led the offense in rushing for the Boilermakers with 15 totes for 99 yds (6.6 yards per carry). Aidan O'Connell went 18/29 with 290 yds passing and 2 TDs. He had a quarterback rating of 168.8 and ended the contest without throwing a pick. Against the rush, the Boilermakers conceded 215 yards on 44 tries, which averages out to 4.9 yards per run allowed. Purdue relinquished 25 pass completions on 43 tries for 206 yards, and a completion percentage of 58.1%. When the final whistle blew, they had 51 plays which converted into 388 yds. The Purdue Boilermakers ended up running the ball 22 times and totaled 98 yards, which came out to an average of 4.5 yds per attempt.

The Boilermakers have earned 4,878 total yards for the year. In terms of scoring, Purdue has totaled 25 touchdowns through the air and 16 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the ball 18 times. Purdue has earned 280 1st downs as an offense, and they have been flagged for 64 infractions for 673 yards. As a unit they have an average of 125.8 yards on the ground ranking them 97th in Division 1. In terms of putting points on the board, the Purdue Boilermakers hold an average of 28.6 points per contest.

Regarding yards via the pass, the Boilermakers are conceding 2,620 yds which ranks them 60th in the country. They have allowed 218.3 yards per outing through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 55.7%. In total, they are granting 346.8 yards per game which has them ranked 33rd in the nation. They have granted 22 touchdowns through the air as well as 12 touchdowns on the ground. They are giving up 3.8 yards per running attempt and 128.6 rushing yards per game for the season. During this campaign, they have allowed 1,543 rushing yards through 12 games. The Boilermakers rank 41st in Division 1 regarding team defense, giving up 23.1 PPG.

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The Wolverines come into this game with a record of 12-0 for this season. When they last stepped on the field, the Wolverines walked away with a victory by a final of 45-23 against the Ohio State Buckeyes. J.J. McCarthy (3 touchdowns) finished the game with 263 yards on 12/24 passing while his quarterback rating was 183.3. He didn't throw any picks and his average yards per attempt was 11.0. Donovan Edwards ran the ball 22 times for 216 yds, finishing the game with 9.8 yards per attempt for Michigan. The Wolverines ended up finishing with 530 yards and they ran 60 plays (8.8 yards per play). Michigan ran for 7.2 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 252 yards on 35 carries. Michigan gave up 29 rush attempts for 143 yds (4.9 yds per rush). The Wolverines secondary allowed a completion percentage of 64.6%, surrendering 349 yards on 31 for 48 passing.

The Michigan Wolverines maintain an average of 459.1 yards/outing, which has them sitting 24th in Division 1. The Michigan offense has 395 penalty yards on 50 violations, which has them ranked 124th in D-1 in terms of helping out the opposition. During this campaign to this point, the Wolverines have thrown for a total of 2,575 passing yards as well as holding an average of 214.6 passing yards per contest, which has them ranked 91st in Division 1. In relation to this team's ability to score points, the Wolverines currently rank 7th in the country holding an average of 39.8 PPG.

Michigan has given up a total of 1,018 rushing yards (84.8 yards per game) in addition to 6 touchdowns via the rush so far this year. They have allowed 10 touchdowns via the pass as well as 177.3 yards per outing, which has them in 11th in the nation. The Wolverines defense has participated in 725 plays, ranking them 13th in the nation. The Wolverines are surrendering 12.7 points per contest, which has them ranked 3rd in Division 1. In total, they have relinquished 152 total points.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Wolverines -15.5

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