Minnesota vs Purdue Picks and Prediction – 11/11/2023

The Minnesota Golden Gophers go back on the road this week to West Lafayette, IN for a conference game against Purdue. Minnesota has been mediocre this season with five wins in nine games played despite a one point loss to Illinois in their last game. Stay up to date in College Football with our College Football Picks. Minnesota has relied heavily on their offense this season despite averaging only 21.7 points on 308 total yards of offense.

Athan Kaliakmanis has been the leader for Minnesota this season with 1290 yards and 10 scores on 111 completions. Darius Taylor is the top running back on the roster with 591 yards and four scores and Jordan Nubin this chipped in a second bass 304 yards and two touchdowns this season. Daniel Jackson is the top receiver for Minnesota with 562 yards and seven touchdowns on 38 grabs.

Purdue returns home this week having an abysmal season with just two wins through nine games played following a 28 point loss to Michigan to extend their win streak to four straight games. Defensively Purdue had a ton of issues giving up 41 points on 445 total yards including 335 through the air. The Purdue offense was horrendous compiling just 269 yards after converting one of 14 third downs leading to just 13 points in the game.

Hudson Card was terrible under center for Purdue completing just 12 of 28 passes for 144 yards and one touchdown. Tyrone Tracy Jr. led the way on the ground for the Boilermakers with 61 yards on 11 carries, while two other players combined for 64 yards on 18 total carries. Deion Burks provided the only real spark for Purdue leading the team with 43 yards and one touchdown on three receptions.