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Purdue football predictions & picks

Big Ten

2026 record: 3-6
Big Ten: 15th
PPG: 29.4
Streak: L3
Last 5: Won 24–17 at Illinois · Sat, Oct 3 Won 41–13 vs Minnesota · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 26–38 vs Washington · Fri, Oct 16 Lost 17–31 at Penn State · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 29–34 vs Maryland · Sat, Nov 7

Purdue next game

Wk 11

Purdue @7:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 Iowa

Best pick O 40.5−263 79% confidence See the prediction: Purdue at Iowa

Purdue 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Fri, Sep 4Sep 4 vs Indiana State Indiana St W44–19 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Wake Forest Wake Forest L36–38 OT —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @UCLA UCLA L38–52 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs Notre Dame Notre Dame L10–49 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @Illinois Illinois W24–17 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Minnesota Minnesota W41–13 —

Wk 7Fri, Oct 16Oct 16 vs Washington Washington L26–38 O 46−172✓ Washington at Purdue prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Penn State Penn State L17–31 PSU ML−435✓ Purdue at Penn State prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Maryland Maryland L29–34 PUR ML−217✗ Maryland at Purdue prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Iowa Iowa 7:30 PM ET O 40.5−263 Purdue at Iowa prediction

Wk 12Fri, Nov 20Nov 20 vs Wisconsin Wisconsin TBA Pick coming soon

Purdue team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 29.4/ game 58th

Total yards 384.9/ game 65th

Passing yards 267.0/ game 25th

Rushing yards 117.9/ game 115th

Third-down conversions 41.0% 57th

Giveaways 1.0/ game 36th

Time of possession 31:10 39th

Defense

Points allowed 32.3/ game 123rd

Yards allowed 415.4/ game 123rd

Passing yards allowed 244.7/ game 117th

Rushing yards allowed 170.8/ game 101st

Takeaways 1.2/ game 59th

Penalties 5.9/ game 52nd

Purdue leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Ryan Browne 2,260yds 11 TD · 5 INT · 62.2% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Fame Ijeboi 620yds 10 TD · 3.9 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Asaad Waseem 709yds 43 catches · 1 TD · 9 games

Tackles Jojo Hayden 62 9 games

Sacks Curt Neal 2.5 8 games

Interceptions Jojo Hayden 2 9 games

Purdue picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

66.7% 2 won · 1 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

Big Ten standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 UCLA UCLA 900 9-0 1.000 302127 +175 W9

2 Indiana Indiana 810 8-1 .889 292112 +180 W2

3 Iowa Iowa 720 7-2 .778 250110 +140 W2

4 USC USC 720 7-2 .778 292218 +74 W1

5 Ohio State Ohio State 630 6-3 .667 321165 +156 L2

6 Oregon Oregon 630 6-3 .667 307199 +108 W2

7 Northwestern Northwestern 630 6-3 .667 279174 +105 L2

8 Wisconsin Wisconsin 630 6-3 .667 220147 +73 W1

9 Illinois Illinois 630 6-3 .667 256207 +49 W4

10 Nebraska Nebraska 540 5-4 .556 272149 +123 L4

11 Penn State Penn State 540 5-4 .556 260174 +86 W2

12 Washington Washington 540 5-4 .556 237197 +40 L1

13 Michigan Michigan 540 5-4 .556 176146 +30 L1

14 Minnesota Minnesota 540 5-4 .556 222198 +24 L2

15 Purdue Purdue 360 3-6 .333 265291 −26 L3

16 Maryland Maryland 360 3-6 .333 249282 −33 W1

17 Michigan State Michigan St 360 3-6 .333 174212 −38 W1

18 Rutgers Rutgers 270 2-7 .222 232292 −60 L3

Purdue FAQ

Who does Purdue play next?

Next up for Purdue: on the road at Iowa, Saturday, November 14, 7:30 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Purdue’s record this season?

Purdue is 3-6, 15th in the Big Ten.

Who leads Purdue in passing yards?

Ryan Browne, with 2,260 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (11 TD · 5 INT · 62.2% comp. · 9 games).

What is the model’s record picking Purdue games?

Its best pick is 2-1 in Purdue games this season (66.7%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

Big Ten rivals

All teams

Illinois Indiana Iowa Maryland Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Oregon Penn State Rutgers UCLA USC Washington Wisconsin

Purdue this week

Purdue is 3-6, 2-4 in Big Ten play. Its last game was a 34–29 loss to Maryland at home on November 7, its third in a row. Its offense averages 29.4 points a game (tied for 58th in FBS), and its defense allows 32.3 (123rd).

Next up, Purdue visits Iowa on Saturday, November 14 at 7:30 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Purdue is a 17.5-point underdog, and the over/under is 47.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the Purdue vs Iowa prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.