Purdue vs Minnesota football odds, TV, radio, streaming, injuries

Purdue Boilermakers have completed their nonconference schedule and re-enter Big Ten play against the early West Division leader, the No. 23 Minnesota Gophers. Purdue (2-2) held on for dear life against Florida Atlantic as Austin Burton filled in for injured quarterback Aidan O'Connell with 3 passing touchdowns.

Purdue and Minnesota are playing each other on Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

The game will be shown on the ESPN2.

The game can be heard on 96.5 FM in Lafayette and 1260 AM in Indianapolis. It's also available on Sirius XM Channels 386 and 976 and on the Varsity Network.

Minnesota is a 12-point favorite against Purdue. The over/under is 52.5 points. Minnesota is 4-0 against the spread and 2-2 in over-under bets. Purdue is 1-3 against and has hit the over in 3 of 4 games.

Aidan O'Connell is questionable for the game. King Doerue, Reese Taylor, Jalen Graham, Broc Thompson and Cam Craig are also doubtful. The Boilers are pass heavy, dropping back on 64.6% of the plays. They have completed 65.9% their passes for 1,244 yards, 11 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Charlie Jones is the top target with 41 catches for 533 yards and 7 touchdowns. Dylan Downing and Devin Mockobee have carried the ball most.

Minnesota football team is doing very well. They rush on almost 69% of their plays for 290 yards per game. Mohamed Ibrahim has 567 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns. Tanner Morgan is 61-of-79 for 886 yards, 7 touchdowns and 1 interception. Mike Brown-Stephens, Chris Autman-Bell, Brevyn Spann-Ford and Mike Autmen are Tanner's favorite targets. Minnesota's defense is No. 1 in the nation in opponent scoring (4.7 points), yards allowed (185. 7), opponent rushes per games (23), third-down conversion percentage (17.2).

Partly cloudy skies and low 70s are expected in Minneapolis for Saturday's game.

Minnesota has won the past 4 games and 8 of the last 9. The Gophers won 20-13 in West Lafayette last year. Minnesota leads the overall series 41-33-3.