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The Northwestern Wildcats are staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Purdue Boilermakers at noon ET Nov. 19 at Ross-Ade Stadium. Purdue will be strutting in after a win while the Wildcats will be stumbling in from a defeat.
Northwestern suffered a grim 31-3 defeat to the Minnesota Golden Gophers last week.
Meanwhile, it was all tied up 14-14 at the half for the Boilermakers and the Illinois Fighting Illini last week, but Purdue stepped up in the second half for a 31-24 victory. Purdue QB Aidan O'Connell was slinging it as he passed for three TDs and 237 yards on 40 attempts in addition to picking up 33 yards on the ground.
Northwestern have to know they'll be fighting an uphill battle given the 18.5-point spread they are up against. However, those who like betting on the underdog should be happy to hear that they are 4-2 against the spread when expected to lose.
Northwestern is now 1-9 while Purdue sits at 6-4. A couple stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Wildcats come into the matchup boasting the 23rd fewest passing yards allowed per game in the nation at 190.6. But the Boilermakers enter the game with 291.9 passing yards per game on average, good for 18th best in the nation. We'll see which of these strengths -- offense or defense -- will win out.
