2010 College Football Week 8 Point Spread Odds: Purdue Vs. Ohio State

PURDUE VS. OHIO STATE ODDS

After taking their first loss of the season last week, No. 11 OHIO STATE hopes to bounce back on Saturday when the Buckeyes host PURDUE at Noon ET.

BET PURDUE VS. OHIO STATE ODDS

Ohio State is now 6-1 on the season while the Buckeyes are 2-1 in the conference. Purdue is 4-2 on the season and 2-0 in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers have out-gained the Buckeyes in 7 of the last 9 meetings.

Oddsmakers from ONLINE SPORTSBOOK BROBURYSPORTS.COM have made Ohio State 23.5-point favorite against the Boilermakers. The over/under has been set at 47.

The opening odds have the Buckeyes as a 23-point favorite against Purdue. The spread has gotten as high as 24 before settling in at 23.5. The over/under hasn t changed since opening at 47.

The Buckeyes were largely dominated last week in a 31-18 loss at WISCONSIN last Saturday. The Badgers rushed for 184 yards in the game while SCOTT TOLZIEN had just three incompletions. For Ohio State, TERRELLE PRYOR completed just 14-of-28 pass attempts with no touchdowns and an interception. The Buckeyes are still averaging 443.7 yards of offense per game while giving up 250.6 yards per game on defense. Pryor has thrown for 1,505 yards and 15 touchdowns on the season while he and DANIEL HERRON have combined for over 950 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns.

Purdue is 4-2 on the season after winning their last two games. The Boilermakers are averaging just 361.5 yards per game on the season, but 202.3 come on the ground. ROB HENRY and DAN DIERKING have combined to rush for 700 yards and seven touchdowns.

Trends favor Purdue in this game as the Boilermakers are 5-1 against the spread in their last six games against Ohio State. Purdue is also 6-0 ATS in their last six games as a road underdog of 10.5 points or more while the Buckeyes are just 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games against a team with a winning road record.

Ohio State may be without linebacker DORIAN BELL on Saturday as he is questionable with a concussion while defensive back CHRISTIAN BRYANT is doubtful with an infection. For Purdue, defensive end JUSTIN KITCHENS is doubtful with a knee injury.

At this point, just under 2,000 bets have been made on this game with Ohio State getting 78% of the public wagers at -23.5 against Purdue.

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BET PURDUE VS. OHIO STATE ODDS