It’s a battle of foes from the West Division of the Big Ten on the gridiron when a pair of teams meet in the Hoosier State. The Northwestern Wildcats are on the road as they travel to face the Purdue Boilermakers Saturday afternoon. Northwestern comes in after being knocked off a 31-3 pasting on the road by Minnesota in their previous contest last Saturday, failing to cover as a 17-point underdog. Purdue upended #21 Illinois 31-24 on the road, winning outright as a 6.5-point underdog last Saturday. In the all-time series between the programs, the Boilermakers own a 52-33-1 advantage, including a 32-14 win at Wrigley Field in the most recent matchup on November 20, 2021.
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Northwestern dropped their ninth straight game since their season-opening victory over Nebraska in Ireland as they were drubbed by Minnesota last week on the road. The Wildcats dropped to 1-9 overall and stand at the bottom of the Big Ten West with a 1-6 record. Against Minnesota, Northwestern couldn’t find the end zone as they were down 7-0 after the opening quarter and 14-3 at the half. The Wildcats couldn’t score again, getting blanked 17-0 in the second half en route to the loss. Northwestern was outgained 366-278 in total offense, gave up 22 first downs while picking up 10, turned the ball over twice while forcing one takeaway and was dominated 40:22 to 19:38 in time of possession in the contest.
The Wildcats average 227.9 yards per game (71st in the FBS) through the air and 118.5 yards per game (105th) on the ground. Northwestern averages 15.3 points (128