Northwestern vs Purdue Prediction Game Preview

Northwestern vs Purdue game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 12 game on Saturday, November 19

Northwestern vs Purdue prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 12, Saturday, November 19


Northwestern vs Purdue Prediction, Game Preview

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Northwestern vs Purdue How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 19
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
How To Watch: FS1
Record: Northwestern (1-9), Purdue (6-4)
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Why Northwestern Will Win

Could Purdue be looking ahead a wee bit?

It came up with the win it had to have against Illinois to have an outside shot of winning the Big Ten West, and the rivalry game against Indiana is up next.

Northwestern is the layup. As long as Purdue doesn’t make a slew of mistakes it shouldn’t have a problem, but Northwestern might be able to pound away a little bit.

The ground game hasn’t been anything special, but it rumbled for over 200 yards in the horrible weather against Ohio State, hit 215 yards and two scores in the fight on the road against Maryland. Now it goes against a Purdue defensive front that’s been hit a bit over the last month allowing over five yards per carry.

But …

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Why Purdue Will Win

The Northwestern offense just doesn’t work.

The ground game might have been good a times over the last month, but the passing attack didn’t do anything. The passing game wasn’t bad against Minnesota, but the O went nowhere and the ground attack didn’t do anything.

Purdue should be able to throw at will. It doesn’t have to take a slew of chances and can dink and dunk all it wants to. Northwestern has a bigger problem against the teams that can run well, but it went 0-4 against anyone who connected on at least 60% of their passes.

Purdue will connect on at least 60% of its passes, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

The defense will rise up and keep Northwestern from coming up with anything steady as the game goes on.

It’s been a stretch for the Wildcats to score more than one touchdown, and they won’t have much luck as they stall on third down after third down.

In their final home game of the year, the Boilermakers will methodically march to their seventh win.

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Northwestern vs Purdue Prediction, Line

Purdue 31, Northwestern 13
Line: Purdue -19.5, o/u: 47.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Northwestern vs Purdue Must See Rating (out of 5): 2
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Big Ten Predictions Schedule Game Previews Lines TV Week 12

Big Ten college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 12 of the season.

Big Ten college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 12 of the season.


Big Ten Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 12

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Results So Far
Straight Up 74-17, ATS 59-30, o/u 47-41 

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Saturday, November 5

Illinois at Michigan

12:00 ABC
Line: Michigan -17.5, o/u: 42.5

Wisconsin at Nebraska

12:00 ESPN
Line: Wisconsin -13.5, o/u: 39.5

Northwestern at Purdue

12:00 BTN
Line: Purdue -19.5, o/u: 47.5

Indiana at Michigan State

12:00 BTN
Line: Michigan State -10.5, o/u: 47.5

Ohio State at Maryland

3:30 ABC
Line: Ohio State -27.5, o/u: 64.5

Penn State at Rutgers

3:30 BTN
Line: Penn State -19.5, o/u: 44.5

Iowa at Minnesota

4:00 BTN
Line: Minnesota -2.5, o/u: 32.5 

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Big Ten Predictions Schedule Game Previews Lines TV Week 12

Big Ten college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 12 of the season.

Big Ten college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 12 of the season.


Big Ten Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 12

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Results So Far
Straight Up 74-17, ATS 59-30, o/u 47-41 

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Saturday, November 5

Illinois at Michigan

12:00 ABC
Line: Michigan -17.5, o/u: 42.5

Wisconsin at Nebraska

12:00 ESPN
Line: Wisconsin -13.5, o/u: 39.5

Northwestern at Purdue

12:00 BTN
Line: Purdue -19.5, o/u: 47.5

Indiana at Michigan State

12:00 BTN
Line: Michigan State -10.5, o/u: 47.5

Ohio State at Maryland

3:30 ABC
Line: Ohio State -27.5, o/u: 64.5

Penn State at Rutgers

3:30 BTN
Line: Penn State -19.5, o/u: 44.5

Iowa at Minnesota

4:00 BTN
Line: Minnesota -2.5, o/u: 32.5 

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Big Ten Predictions Schedule Game Previews Lines TV Week 11

Big Ten college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 11 of the season.

Big Ten college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 11 of the season.


Big Ten Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 11

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Results So Far
Straight Up 68-16, ATS 55-27, o/u 44-37 

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Saturday, November 12

Indiana at Ohio State

12:00 FOX
Line: Ohio State -40.5, o/u: 57.5

Purdue at Illinois

12:00 ESPN2
Line: Illinois -6.5, o/u: 44.5

Rutgers at Michigan State

12:00 BTN
Line: Michigan State -10.5, o/u: 40.5

Nebraska at Michigan

3:30 ABC
Prediction: Michigan 40, Nebraska 13
Line: Nebraska -29.5, o/u: 49.5

Maryland at Penn State

3:30 FOX
Line: Penn State -10.5, o/u: 59.5

Wisconsin at Iowa

3:30 FS1
Line: Wisconsin -1.5, o/u: 35.5

Northwestern at Minnesota

3:30 BTN
Line: Minnesota -17.5, o/u: 40.5

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Illinois vs Purdue Prediction Game Preview

Illinois vs Purdue game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 11 game on Saturday, November 12

Illinois vs Purdue prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 11, Saturday, November 12


Illinois vs Purdue How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 12
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: Purdue (5-4), Illinois (7-2)
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Illinois vs Purdue Game Preview

Why Purdue Will Win

So how did Michigan State do it?

How did it solve the Illinois defense, ball control style, and all that’s going into one of the biggest surprises in the 2022 college football season?

It bent but didn’t break – scoring 23 straight points after getting down 7-0 – and it made the Illini press more than they wanted to.

The Spartans hit their passes, and Purdue has to get throwing and put points on the board out of the gate.

The offense sputtered against Iowa in last week’s 24-3 loss – nothing worked – but as long as Aidan O’Connell is hitting over 60% of his passes like he normally does this should be interesting.

Illinois lost two games. Those were the two times it allowed the opposing passing games to connect on more than 53% of their throws.

But …

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Why Illinois Will Win

That’s easier said than done.

Purdue has hit a bit of a wall.

Wisconsin allowed O’Connell to hit his passes, but they didn’t really go anywhere. Iowa took out the middle man and didn’t even allow him to complete the throws.

Even with the tough loss to Michigan State, Illinois is still the best in the nation in pass defense, No. 1 in scoring defense, No. 1 in interceptions, and No. 1 in first downs allowed.

Basically, the Purdue offense fits what Illinois likes to do.

Michigan State can hit a few deep shots and pushes its passing game further. Purdue dinks and dunks, and Illinois will take it.

The completion percentage will be there for the Boilermakers, but it won’t mean what it usually does.

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What’s Going To Happen

Can Purdue get out to a hot start and make Illinois open things up?

Not quite, but it’ll make things interesting.

The Illinois ground game doesn’t have to dominate, but it has to be part of a balanced attack that should be able to control the clock and the tempo. That’s Purdue’s game – it’s great in the time of possession battle – but it won’t be good enough offensively on third downs to get control.

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Illinois vs Purdue Prediction, Line

Illinois 24, Purdue 20
Line: Illinois -6.5, o/u: 44.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Illinois vs Purdue Must See Rating (out of 5): 3.5
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Big Ten Predictions Schedule Game Previews Lines TV Week 10

Big Ten college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 10 of the season.

Big Ten college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 10 of the season.


Big Ten Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 10

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Results So Far
Straight Up 66-13, ATS 51-26, o/u 41-35

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Saturday, November 5

Ohio State at Northwestern

12:00 ABC
Line: Ohio State -37.5, o/u: 60.5
Final Score: COMING

Minnesota at Nebraska

12:00 ESPN2
Line: Minnesota -15.5, o/u: 46.5
Final Score: COMING

Iowa at Purdue

12:00 FS1
Line: Purdue -4.5, o/u: 40.5
Final Score: COMING

Maryland at Wisconsin

12:00 BTN
Line: Wisconsin -4.5, o/u: 50.5
Final Score: COMING

Michigan State at Illinois

3:30 BTN
Line: Illinois -17.5, o/u: 41.5
Final Score: COMING

Penn State at Indiana

3:30 ABC
Line: Penn State -14, o/u: 50.5
Final Score: COMING

Michigan at Rutgers

7:30 BTN
Line: Michigan -25.5, o/u: 45.5
Final Score: COMING

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Iowa vs Purdue Prediction Game Preview

Iowa vs Purdue game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 10 game on Saturday, November 5

Iowa vs Purdue prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 10, Saturday, November 5


Iowa vs Purdue How To Watch

Date: Saturday, November 5
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN
How To Watch: FS1
Record: Iowa (4-4), Purdue (5-3)
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Iowa vs Purdue Game Preview

Why Iowa Will Win

Well look at Air Iowa and it’s fun ‘n’ gun attack rolling up close to 400 yards and 33 points on Northwestern.

As was pointed out before last week’s game, yes, the Iowa offense is awful, but in the first seven games it went up against five of the best defenses in college football, one of the top three defenses in the FCS, and played Nevada in crazy rainstorm.

Northwestern’s defense is the cure for all offenses, and Purdue’s defense isn’t awful, but the Iowa O won’t be stopped cold and the D should be able to be the Iowa D – don’t expect much from the Purdue ground game.

This should be Iowa’s speed all the way around, but …

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Why Purdue Will Win

Get that passing game going early and see what happens.

Yes, Iowa is fifth in the nation in total defense, and yes, you have to budget in a few turnovers, but it’s possible to throw on this bunch.

Ohio State didn’t have too many problems, and Rutgers was able to come up with enough through the air to make the game somewhat interesting. It’s mostly about completion percentage – just keep everything moving.

QB Aidan O’Connell had a rough run pianist Wisconsin two weeks ago, but he’s going to throw it at least 40 times, and he’s going to crank up close to 300 yards – that’s what the Purdue offense does.

As long as he gets time to keep hitting the midrange passes, the offense can work against this brick wall of a D.

And yes, the Iowa offense might be okay, but it’s still not great. Get up fast and that might be it.

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What’s Going To Happen

The Purdue defense isn’t as good as most of the versions Iowa has seen so far, but it’s great at generating third down stops, the offense is terrific at controlling the clock, and that might be enough to pull this off at home.

Having two weeks off to rest up and get ready won’t hurt, either.

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Iowa vs Purdue Prediction, Line

Purdue 23, Iowa 20
Line: Purdue -4.5, o/u: 40.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Iowa vs Purdue Must See Rating (out of 5): 3.5
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Big Ten Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 9

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Big Ten college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 9 of the season.


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Results So Far
Straight Up 61-13, ATS 46-26, o/u 38-33

Click on each game for the preview and prediction 

Saturday, October 29

Ohio State at Penn State

12:00 FOX
Line: Ohio State -15.5, o/u: 60.5
Final Score: COMING

Rutgers at Minnesota

2:30 BTN
Line: Minnesota -14, o/u: 41
Final Score: COMING

Illinois at Nebraska

3:30 ABC
Line: Illinois -8, o/u: 50.5
Final Score: COMING

Northwestern at Iowa

3:30 ESPN2
Line: Iowa -11, o/u: 37.5
Final Score: COMING

Michigan State at Michigan

7:30 ABC
Line: Michigan -21.5, o/u: 53.5
Final Score: COMING

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Purdue vs Wisconsin Prediction, Game Preview

Purdue vs Wisconsin game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 8 game on Saturday, October 22

Purdue vs Wisconsin prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 8, Saturday, October 22


Purdue vs Wisconsin How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 22
Game Time: 3:30 ET
Venue: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Purdue (5-2), Wisconsin (3-4)
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Purdue vs Wisconsin Game Preview

Why Purdue Will Win

This Wisconsin thing just can’t get going.

Just when it seemed like it turned a corner with a fresh start under interim-likely-new head coach Jim Leonhard after a blowout win over Northwestern, it couldn’t close in East Lansing.

The Badger offense can’t run like it’s supposed to and the passing game isn’t good enough to overcome it. The D is usually able to pick up the slack, and it’s solid against the run, but it’s not getting the job done. The secondary got picked apart by Michigan State’s midrange throws the 34-28 overtime loss.

Purdue knows how to crank up midrange throws with everything kicking in over the last few weeks. But …

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Why Wisconsin Will Win

Wisconsin, in general, has more problems when teams push the pass down the field, but that’s not really Purdue.

It’s not awful at allowing the short throws and coming up with the big pop, but the D isn’t the issue.

Is this when the offense rises up and blasts away? It needs Graham Mertz and the passing attack to get creative and wing it around like they did in the win over Northwestern, but mostly this has to be an enough-is-enough moment for the Badger ground game.

If there’s one of those days in this program when the offense runs for over 300 yards and holds the ball for over 40 minutes, now is the time to unleash it.

Wisconsin has a hex on Purdue winning 15 straight since a loss in 2003. The defense knows how to deal with this attack, the offense usually pounds away, and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Purdue’s run defense has been fantastic.

It stuffed Minnesota – granted, the Gophers were banged up in the backfield – and is allowing just 100 yards per game. Wisconsin will get more than that, but not enough.

It hasn’t always been pretty, but the Boilermakers are two plays away from being unbeaten. The passing attack has been terrific over the last two weeks, and the defense that has problems against the pass doesn’t have anything to worry about here.

Everyone might be talking about Illinois, but this is when it looks like Purdue might really be the best team in the Big Ten West.

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Purdue vs Wisconsin Prediction, Line

Purdue 27, Wisconsin 23
Line: Wisconsin -2.5, o/u: 52
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Purdue vs Wisconsin Must See Rating (out of 5): 3
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Big Ten Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 8

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Big Ten college football predictions, schedule, game previews, lines and TV listings for Week 8 of the season.


Big Ten Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 8

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Results So Far
Straight Up 58-12, ATS 44-24, o/u 35-32

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Saturday, October 22

Iowa at Ohio State

12:00 FOX
Line: Ohio State -29, o/u: 49.5

Indiana at Rutgers

12:00 BTN
Line: Rutgers -3, o/u: 47

Purdue at Wisconsin

3:30 ESPN
Line: Wisconsin -2.5, o/u: 52

Northwestern at Maryland

3:30 BTN
Line: Maryland -13.5, o/u: 50.5

Minnesota at Penn State

7:30 ABC
Line: Penn State -5, o/u: 44.5

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