Purdue Boilermakers (1-1) vs. Oregon State Beavers (2-1)
September 21, 2024 8:30 pm EDT
The Line: Oregon State Beavers -4.5 / Purdue Boilermakers +4.5; Over/Under: +50
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The Purdue Boilermakers and the Oregon State Beavers meet in week 4 college football action from Reser Stadium on Saturday night. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Oregon State vs Purdue Prediction.
Purdue Recap
The Purdue Boilermakers come into this one looking to bounce back after being dismantled by Notre Dame by a final score of 66-7 to fall to 1-1 on the year. After this game, Purdue will head back home to take on Nebraska in their conference home opener.
Boilermakers Trying To Bounce Back After Abysmal Showing
Hudson Card has thrown for 397 yards, 5 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions on 71.4% passing while Devin Mockobee has 108 rushing yards. Max Klare leads Purdue’s receiving group with 8 receptions for 107 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Antonio Stevens has a team-high 15 total tackles while Will Heldt has 12 total tackles including a team-high 8 solo tackles and 2.5 sacks. As a unit, Purdue’s defense has combined for 6 sacks so far this season.
Why the Purdue Boilermakers will win
- Oregon State has lost each of its last six games against opponents from the Big Ten Conference.
- Purdue has won four of its last five September road games against non-AP-ranked teams.
- Oregon State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last four games against opponents from the Big Ten Conference.
- Purdue has covered the spread in four of its last five September road games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Oregon State Recap
The Oregon State Beavers come into this one looking to rebound themselves after a 49-14 loss at the hands of the rival Oregon Ducks last time out, dropping to 2-1 on the year. After this matchup, Oregon State will welcome Colorado State to town.
Beavers Hoping To Get Momentum Back
Gevani McCoy has thrown for 467 yards and 2 touchdowns on 67.1% passing while Jam Griffin’s rushed for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns and Anthony Hankerson has 283 rushing yards and 5 TDs as well. Trent Walker also has a team-high 20 receptions for 192 yards while Taz Reddicks has 10 grabs for 102 yards as well on the year. On defense, Skyler Thomas has a team-high 18 total tackles along with an interception while Isaiah Chisom and Jaden Robinson each have 17 total tackles of their own and Jack Kane’s added an interception. Nikko Taylor also has a pair of sacks for Oregon State’s defense this season.
Why the Oregon State Beavers will win
- Oregon State has won each of its last 14 games against non-AP-ranked teams at Reser Stadium.
- Purdue has lost each of its last four road games.
- Oregon State has covered the spread in nine of its last 10 September games against non-AP-ranked teams.
- Purdue has failed to cover the spread in each of its last three road games against non-AP-ranked teams.
Oregon State vs Purdue Prediction
I’m looking at the under in this one. It’s kind of hard to gauge what we’re going to get from Purdue here, as their two games have been a blowout of FCS Indiana State and then getting blown out by Notre Dame. What we do know though is that Oregon State has taken a bit of a more run-heavy approach this season and for me, it looks like the Beavers are going to try to win a lot of games with defense, ground game, and ball possession. I think this is another one of those games so give me the under here.
