Opening Line: Indiana Massive Favorite Against Purdue in Regular Season Finale
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana looks to end its historic 2024 regular season on a high note against its in-state rival in the Old Oaken Bucket game.
Coach Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers host Purdue Saturday at 7 p.m. ET at Memorial Stadium. The game will be air on FOX Sports 1.
Indiana opened as a 28-point favorite over Purdue, but the spread has moved down a touch to 27.5 points in the Hoosiers' favor as of Sunday afternoon on the FanDuel Sportsbook. The over/under is 56.5 points. Indiana is a minus-4500 favorite on the moneyline, and Purdue's moneyline odds are plus-1600.
Indiana football against the spread in 2024
- Week 1: Indiana did not cover a 25.5-point spread as favorites in its 31-7 win at home against Florida International. The game went under 52 points.
- Week 2: Indiana covered a 44.5-point spread as favorites in its 77-3 win at home against Western Illinois. The game went over 54.5 points.
- Week 3: Indiana covered a 4-point spread as favorites in its 42-13 win at UCLA. The game went over 46.5 points.
- Week 4: Indiana covered a 28.5-point spread as a favorite in its 52-14 win at home against Charlotte. The game went over 51 points.
- Week 5: Indiana covered a 7.5-point spread as a favorite in its 42-28 win at home against Maryland. The game went over 50.5 points.
- Week 6: Indiana covered a 13-point spread as a favorite in its 41-24 win at Northwestern. The game went over 40 points.
- Week 7: Bye
- Week 8: Indiana covered a 6.5-point spread as a favorite in its 56-7 win at home against Nebraska. The game went over 49 points.
- Week 9: Indiana covered a 5.5-point spread as a favorite in its 31-17 win at home against Washington. The game went under 54 points.
- Week 10: Indiana covered a 7.5-point spread as a favorite in its 47-10 win at Michigan State. The game went over 53.5 points.
- Week 11: Indiana did not cover a 14.5-point spread as a favorite in its 20-15 win at home against Michigan. The game went under 47.5 points.
- Week 12: Bye
- Week 13: Indiana did not cover a 10.5-point spread as underdogs in 38-15 loss at Ohio State. The game went over 52.5 points.
Indiana's undefeated run came to an end Saturday with a 38-15 loss at No. 2 Ohio State, dropping to 10-1 overall and 7-1 in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers fell from No. 5 to No. 10 in the latest AP Top 25 poll, but ESPN still gives them a 97.7% chance to make the 12-team College Football Playoff.
Purdue enters Saturday's game in the midst of a dismal season. In year two under coach Ryan Walters, the Boilermakers are 1-10 overall, with its only win coming in the season opener against Indiana State. Purdue has six other one-win seasons in program history – most recently in 2013 – and two winless seasons, which occurred in 1906 and 1907.
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