The No.25 Purdue Boilermakers and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are two teams headed in opposite directions. The Boilermakers, at 4-0 are expected to challenge for a BIG-TEN football championship while Notre Dame, at 0-4 is on a historic season opening losing streak, one that’s predicted to become 0-5 when the two teams meet in an ESPN televised game on Saturday with kick-off set for Noon ET.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook BetOnline.com , currently have the Boilermakers listed as -22-point favorites versus the Fighting Irish, while the game's total is holding at 53.
Notre Dame was held to 202 total yards in Week 4's 31-14 loss to Michigan State, falling as 10-point home underdogs. The 45 points scored were OVER the posted total of 44.
Freshman quarterback Jimmy Clausen went 7-for-13 for 53 yards, while James Aldridge gained 104 yards on 18 carries for the Irish.
The Boilermakers gave up 28 points in the second half, but held on for a 45-31 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers last week. The combined 76 points made it OVER the posted total of 71.
Curtis Painter threw three touchdown passes, completing 33-of-48 attempts for 340 yards.
Online sportsbook BetUS.com has Notre Dame listed as a -21 ½ point underdog with a +1200 money line.
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