#124

Purdue Boilermakers

Big Ten · 2-10

Ross-Ade Stadium · 57,282 seats

Purdue Boilermakers rank #124 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.061 points per play (Elo 1347), a 2-10 record in the Big Ten, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 5-7 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.061
#124 of 136
Elo
1347
Off EPA/play
-0.019
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.038
lower is better
Off success
+0.008
Def success
+0.019
Off explosive
+0.002
Def explosive
+0.008
Rush EPA
+0.015
offense
Pass EPA
-0.052
offense
Pts / drive
1.87
9.4 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.47
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Purdue's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.067

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production54%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.23σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal-4.1 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Ryan Browne6 startsLast game: Malachi Singleton

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

0.00-0.07Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsBall StateW 310-12.4-16.5W
2vsSouthern IllinoisW 3417-21.7-21.0L
3vsUSCL 1733+14.5+20.5W
4@Notre DameL 3056-28.4-24.5L
6vsIllinoisL 2743+18.8+7.0L
7@MinnesotaL 2027-18.0-7.5W
8@NorthwesternL 019-8.9-3.5L
9vsRutgersL 2427+3.2-2.5L
10@MichiganL 1621-29.5-21.0W
11vsOhio StateL 1034+24.4+29.5W
12@WashingtonL 1349-26.7-14.5L
14vsIndianaL 356+25.9+28.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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