Sat, Oct 10, 8:00 PM ET· Ross-Ade Stadium· Minnesota -4.5 · O/U 48.5
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 448 mi / 0 miForecast: 64°F · wind 8 mph · Partially cloudy
Market context
Minnesota -4.5 · O/U 48.5
Records vs the spread and total, in each team’s role for this game.
Minnesota as road favorite
2026 overall: 4-1 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
2026 as road favorite: none in this role
Last season (2025): 0-1 ATS (1 game) · 0-0-1 O/U (1 game)
Since 2020: 6-7 ATS (13 games) · 5-7-1 O/U (13 games)
Purdue as home underdog
2026 overall: 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 4-1 O/U (5 games)
2026 as home underdog: 1-1 ATS (2 games) · 2-0 O/U (2 games)
Last season (2025): 2-3 ATS (5 games) · 2-3 O/U (5 games)
Since 2020: 7-16 ATS (23 games) · 13-10 O/U (23 games)
2026 · TraditionalMinnesota · 5 of 9
354.6
Yards / game
405.8
2.30
Points / drive
2.93
3.2
TDs / game
3.2
38.6
3rd-down %
46.0
63.6
RZ TD %
54.2
0.6
Turnover margin
-0.2
2.8
Sacks / game
1.4
8.0
TFL / game
5.0
16.2
Havoc / game
10.2
51.1 / 48.9
Pass / Rush split
49.9 / 50.1
2026 · Situational matchup
When Minnesota has the ball
Minnesota's early-down offense ranks 125th of 138. Purdue's early-down defense ranks 133rd of 138.
Minnesota's passing-down offense ranks 137th of 138. Purdue's passing-down defense ranks 137th of 138.
Minnesota's third-down offense ranks 123rd of 138. Purdue's third-down defense ranks 118th of 138.
Minnesota's red-zone offense ranks 86th of 138. Purdue's red-zone defense ranks 99th of 138.
When Purdue has the ball
Purdue's early-down offense ranks 29th of 138. Minnesota's early-down defense ranks 24th of 138.
Purdue's passing-down offense ranks 29th of 138. Minnesota's passing-down defense ranks 65th of 138.
Purdue's third-down offense ranks 50th of 138. Minnesota's third-down defense ranks 24th of 138.
Purdue's red-zone offense ranks 122nd of 138. Minnesota's red-zone defense ranks 128th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Minnesota offense
125thof 138-0.123201 plays
vs
Purdue defense · allowed
133rdof 1380.173Minnesota defense · allowed
24thof 138-0.144vs
Purdue offense
29thof 1380.118224 plays
Passing downs
Minnesota offense
137thof 138-0.34995 plays
vs
Purdue defense · allowed
137thof 1380.38398 plays
Minnesota defense · allowed
65thof 138-0.031103 plays
vs
Purdue offense
29thof 1380.21199 plays
Third down
Minnesota offense
123rdof 138-0.21970 plays
vs
Purdue defense · allowed
118thof 1380.25557 plays · small sample
Minnesota defense · allowed
24thof 138-0.20756 plays · small sample
vs
Purdue offense
50thof 1380.19362 plays
Red zone
Minnesota offense
86thof 138-0.03464 plays
vs
Purdue defense · allowed
99thof 1380.08955 plays · small sample
Minnesota defense · allowed
128thof 1380.36030 plays · small sample
vs
Purdue offense
122ndof 138-0.31761 plays
Field advancement
Minnesota offense
74thof 13848.7%vs
Purdue defense · allowed
137thof 13860.8%Minnesota defense · allowed
8thof 13828.7%vs
Purdue offense
46thof 13853.8%Minnesota Offense vs Purdue DefenseMinnesota · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.04#80
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#132-0.31
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.126#122
265 plays
EPA/Play
#1370.204
allowed · 268 plays
-0.125#106
147 plays
EPA/Pass
#1210.183
allowed · 123 plays
-0.127#121
118 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1360.222
allowed · 145 plays
46.0%#85
265 plays
Success Rate
#13652.2%
allowed · 268 plays
46.9%#61
Pass Success Rate
#13251.1%
allowed
44.9%#107
Rush Success Rate
#12351.5%
allowed
48.7%#74
Available Yards %
#13760.8%
allowed
63.6#4
Net Field Position
#8071.0
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
-0.123#125
201 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1330.173
allowed
6.6#47
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#407.7
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Minnesota Defense vs Purdue OffenseMinnesota · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.07#54
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#360.16
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.119#32
allowed · 223 plays
EPA/Play
#230.157
279 plays
-0.136#35
allowed · 105 plays
EPA/Pass
#30.409
140 plays
-0.103#39
allowed · 118 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#116-0.097
139 plays
41.3%#35
allowed · 223 plays
Success Rate
#3949.5%
279 plays
36.8%#22
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#1155.7%
43.3%#45
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#11943.2%
28.7%#8
allowed
Available Yards %
#4653.8%
77.3#3
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#11372.8
-0.144#24
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#290.118
224 plays
8.0#27
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#416.5
2026 · Situational EPAEven · 3-3-0
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
-0.122
271 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.156
280 plays
-0.123
230 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.204
268 plays
-0.034
64 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.317
61 plays
0.360
30 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.089
55 plays · small sample
-0.219
70 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.193
62 plays
-0.207
56 plays · small sample
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.255
57 plays · small sample