The Purdue Boilermakers host the Florida Atlantic Owls on Sept. 24. This is the first time the Boilermakers and Owls will have played each other. Purdue is a 19.5-point favorite.
Florida Atlantic has split its first four games and is also 2-2 against the spread with three of four going UNDER the total. The Owls lost big at Central Florida, 40-14, on Saturday after leading 14-7 at the end of the first quarter and only trailing 16-14 at halftime. FAU was on a 7.5-point underdog is a game that had an O/U of 62.
The Owls opened the season as 6.5-point favorites against Charlotte and won 43-13, 4.5 points UNDER the total. The following week FAU and Ohio lit up the scoreboard to go OVER by 28.5 with the Owls losing 41-38 as six-point favorites. They knocked off Southeast Louisiana in the third game, 42-9, easily covering the 12-point spread while the total was UNDER by 13 points.