Purdue-Michigan State Preview

The Purdue Boilermakers and the Michigan State Spartans will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Spartan Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Spartans listed as 10-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game's total is sitting at 53. Desmond Tardy's touchdown catch with 33 seconds left pushed Purdue past Michigan 48-42 in Week 10. The Boilermakers covered the 2.5-point spread, while the combined score easily played OVER the day's posted total of 47.5. Brett Swenson kicked a 44-yard field goal with seven seconds left to give Michigan State a 25-24 win over Wisconsin in Week 10. The Spartans failed to cover the 5.5-point spread, while the final score played to a PUSH. Current streak: Michigan State has won 2 straight games. Team records: Purdue: 3-6 SU, 3-4-1 ATS Michigan State: 8-2 SU, 5-5 ATS Purdue most recently: When playing in November are 6-4 When playing on grass are 3-7 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing within the conference are 3-7 Michigan State most recently: When playing in November are 3-7 When playing on grass are 8-2 After being outgained are 5-5 When playing within the conference are 7-3 A few trends to consider: Purdue is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Michigan State Purdue is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games Purdue is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road Purdue is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Michigan State Michigan State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games Michigan State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Michigan State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Purdue The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Michigan State's last 6 games at home Next up: Purdue at Iowa, Saturday, November 15 Michigan State at Penn State, Saturday, November 22