Purdue Boilermakers (1-0) vs. UCONN Huskies (0-2)
September 11, 2021 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: UCONN Huskies +33.5 / Purdue Boilermakers -33.5; Over/Under: -56.5
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The UConn Huskies meet the Purdue Boilermakers Saturday in week 2 college football action at Pratt & Whitney Stadium. The Purdue Boilermakers look for another win after beating Oregon State in their season opener. The UConn Huskies need a win after losing to Fresno State and Holy Cross.
The Purdue Boilermakers have a chance at back-to-back 2-0 starts. Jack Plummer is completing 70.7 percent of his passes for 313 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions. David Bell and Payne Durham have combined for 254 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Jackson Anthrop has seven receptions. The Purdue Boilermakers ground game is averaging 88 yards per contest, and Zander Horvath leads the way with 81 yards and one touchdown. Defensively, Purdue is allowing 21 points and 363 yards per game. Jalen Graham leads the Purdue Boilermakers with six tackles, Cam Allen has one interception and George Karlaftis has two pass deflections.
The UConn Huskies need a win to prevent their first 0-3 start since the 2013 CFB season. Jack Zergiotis is completing 44.6 percent of his passes for 235 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. Keelan Marion and Cameron Ross have combined for 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Cameron Hairston has four receptions. The UConn Huskies ground game is averaging 62 yards per contest, and Kevin Mensah leads the way with 97 yards on 32 carries. Defensively, UConn is allowing 41.5 points and 453.5 yards per game. Omar Fortt leads the UConn Huskies with 16 tackles, Kevon Jones has 1.5 sacks and Jeremy Lucien has one interception.
The Boilermakers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games in September and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Huskies are 16-34-2 ATS in their last 52 home games and 14-36-2 ATS in their last 52 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Boilermakers last 7 games overall. The under is 6-0 in Huskies last 6 vs. Big Ten.
The UConn Huskies are absolutely horrible on both sides of the ball, have shown no signs of life through two games and their head coach just retired two games into the season. Purdue should roll in this game. However, this is the ultimate lookahead spot for Purdue with a big meeting against Notre Dame on deck. This is also the first time Purdue has been a favorite of 25 or more points since 2011. The Purdue Boilermakers are clearly the better team, but this line is extremely thick and they don’t have a track record of blowing the doors off opponents. It’s UConn or pass for me.
