3. Northwestern at Purdue
Point Total: 50.5
PICK: Under
– Bet on this, BetMGM latest line
It’s Northwestern with a 50.5 point total. If this thing doesn’t go under, it’s not your fault.
The defense has been incredible, allowing just 36 points total in the three games – that tends to happen when you don’t allow a point in the second half of any game so far.
The Wildcats are happy to slow things down, control the pace, and are as comfortable as any team in America with a one score lead.
So far, none of the three games have come all that close to 50.5, including the 43-3 win over Maryland. Since the beginning of last year, 12 of the 15 games went under the 51.
Even the supposedly high-powered Purdue team with a great receiving corps and strong passing game hasn’t played a slew of shootouts. The Iowa game got to 44, and the Illinois game – not exactly a lockdown D in Champaign – went to 55.
This should be kept to the 20s, and again, if it doesn’t, that’s not on you.