Ohio State vs. Purdue game odds, prediction, how to bet Week 7 college football

Betting info and predictions for Ohio State vs. Purdue in this Week 7 college football game

A cross-divisional matchup in the Big Ten is set for this week as undefeated, No. 3 ranked Ohio State hits the road against unranked Purdue in college football's Week 7 action on Saturday.

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Ohio State is undefeated after surviving scares in consecutive games, trailing Notre Dame on the road before leading a game-winning drive, and falling behind at home against Maryland before mounting a second-half comeback last weekend. Around 30 percent of the Buckeyes' offense this season comes from the rushing game.

First-year head coach Ryan Walters has Purdue at 2-4 overall and 1-2 in Big Ten play, coming off a loss on the road against Iowa, though also boasting a dominant victory over Illinois, sitting at No. 6 in the Big Ten West division standings.

Ohio State vs. Purdue game odds

Courtesy of SI Sportsbook

Line: Ohio State -17.5
Total: 53.5 points
Moneyline: OSU -1205 | Purdue +600

Early computer predictions

As expected, Ohio State has emerged as the big early favorite by all the analytic models, including College Football Power Index, which simulates games 20,000 times using data points to pick straight-up winners.

The index forecasts the Buckeyes have a 94.0 percent chance to win the game outright, prevailing in 18,800 of the 20,000 projections. Purdue wins in the remaining 6.0 percent of sims, or the other 1,200 predictions.

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Ohio State at Purdue schedule

When: Sat., Oct. 14 
Time: 12 p.m. Eastern
Streams on: Peacock

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