This is another “situational” play as we get Northwestern coming off a program-defining win at Notre Dame travelling to Purdue to take on the much improved Boilermakers. The Wildcats were able to rally late from an 11-point deficit to defeat Notre Dame in OT, moving them to 4-6 on the season. Meanwhile, Purdue is coming off a bye week and trying to find answers for their defensive struggles over the past three games. While Northwestern can brag about wins over Notre Dame and Wisconsin, they have also really struggled in Big 10 play, especially on the offensive side of the football. The Wildcats are only averaging 16.5 ppg in Big 10 play headed into West Lafayette on Saturday. Northwestern is a dreadful 5-15 ATS in their last 20 games overall and Purdue is 5-1-2 ATS in their last eight games following a straight up loss. Purdue HC Darrell Hazell is making progress in his rebuild of the Purdue football program and we think that progress continues on Saturday with a win over Northwestern. This is a great spot for Purdue and we expect them to get this done. The Sharps say…
3 UNITS – PURDUE (PK)