Northern Illinois vs. Purdue College Football Picks: After an arduous West Coast trip to Oregon resulting in a week 2 loss to the Ducks, the Purdue Boilermakers return to their West Lafayette, Ind.,campus to host Northern Illinois of the MAC in an intersectional battle at Ross-Ade Stadium on Saturday. Kickoff time is set for 12:00 pm ET.
College Football Picks oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com list Purdue as 12-chalk favorites with a 53.5 total. The Boilermakers are solid -470 favorites on the Sportsbook moneyline while Huskies backers are getting +370 odds.
Purdue was defeated 38-36 by Oregon in Week 2, as 13-point underdogs. That game's combined score made it OVER the posted total of 57. Ralph Bolden carried the ball 29 times for 124 yards with a pair of touchdowns, and ran for another in the loss.
Northern Illinois football racked up 244 yards rushing, and held visiting (FCS) Western Illinois scoreless for nearly 55 minutes, recording a convincing 41-7 win over the Leathernecks in front of 21,427 fans at Huskie Stadium Saturday night. The game was a non-board game.
The Huskies scored touchdowns on four-of their first five possessions, including two touchdown runs by Chad Spann, and two touchdown passes by Chandler Harnish. Starting running back Me'co Brown finished the game with a game-high 119 yards on 14 carries, an average of 8.4 yards per carry.
College Football Picks: Don't look for any upset here. Purdue will win by 14 or more. Take the Boilermakers and give the 12 points.
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