Ohio State opens week as heavy favorite at Purdue
COLUMBUS — Ohio State returned home for the first time in a month and took down a reeling Penn State team that doesn’t have a Big Ten — or power conference — win.
Now the Buckeyes will hit the road again for another game against a Purdue team that’s also winless against power competition. The Boilermakers have lost six straight after winning their first two games.
Because of that, the undefeated and top-ranked Buckeyes are a massive 28.5-point favorite for the road trip to West Lafayette on Saturday, according to the folks at the BetMGM Sportsbook. The total has been set at 48.5 points. The sportsbook expects a 38-10 Ohio State win.
Ohio State has won three straight games against Purdue, averaging a final score of 48.3-12.6, but the Boilermakers combined to score just seven points in the last two matchups — two years ago in West Lafayette and last year in the shutout in Columbus.
Purdue lost 21-16 at Michigan on Saturday night in a slugfest that wasn’t well played. Ohio State is fresh off beating Penn State 38-14 behind a great passing performance from Julian Sayin and his receivers as well as defensive excellence from the Buckeyes.
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Buckeyes vs. Boilermakers betting trends
+ Ohio State is 7-1 against the spread this season. The Buckeyes covered against Texas, Grambling State, Washington, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin and Penn State but failed to cover the spread by 0.5 points against Ohio.
+ Purdue is 3-5-1 against the spread this season.
+ The total has gone under in five of the Buckeyes eight games so far.
+ Ohio State hasn’t lost to a team from the former Big Ten West under Ryan Day (since 2019)
Ohio State at Purdue game information
Date: Saturday, Nov. 8
Time: 1 p.m, ET
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
TV: Big Ten Network
On The Call — Big Ten Network
Play-by-Play: TBD
Analyst: TBD
Reporter: TBD
On The Call — Ohio State Sports Network from LEARFIELD
Play-by-Play: Paul Keels
Analyst: Jim Lachey
Reporter: Tyler Danburg
2025 Buckeyes football schedule
Aug. 30 — vs. Texas (14-7 W)
Sept. 6 — vs. Grambling (70-0 W)
Sept. 13 — vs. Ohio (37-9 W)
Sept. 20 — IDLE
Sept. 27 — at Washington (24-6 W)
Oct. 4 — vs. Minnesota (42-3 W)
Oct. 11 — at Illinois (34-16 W)
Oct. 18 — at Wisconsin (34-0 W)
Oct. 25 — IDLE
Nov. 1 — vs. Penn State (38-14 W)
Nov. 8 — at Purdue (1 p.m., Big Ten Network)
Nov. 15 — vs. UCLA
Nov. 22 — vs. Rutgers
Nov. 29 — at Michigan (Noon, FOX)