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Closing number

Spread
PUR +13.5
UCLA -13.5
Open –
Total
Over 53.5
Under 53.5

Source: DraftKings.

PUR 38, UCLA 52. UCLA covered by 0.5, over by 36.5.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

Spread2 of 2 on Purdue
Purdue 20 UCLA
Total1 capper on Over
Over 10 Under

Each capper counts once. See their picks

Want sportsbook bets % and money %? DraftKings posts theirs free: DK betting splits. We quote a few big games by hand when we can. Tracker counts are anonymous: no names, and private bets stay private.

Common opponents

No common opponents yet this season.

Last season (2025): 5 common opponents
Opponent Purdue UCLA
Indiana
L 3-56 home
-53 · +28.5 Didn't cover
L 6-56 away
-50 · +27.5 Didn't cover
Northwestern
L 0-19 away
-19 · +3.5 Didn't cover
L 14-17 away
-3 · +6.5 Covered
Ohio St
L 10-34 home
-24 · +30.5 Covered
L 10-48 away
-38 · +32.5 Didn't cover
USC
L 17-33 home
-16 · +20.5 Covered
L 10-29 away
-19 · +21.5 Covered
Washington
L 13-49 away
-36 · +14.5 Didn't cover
L 14-48 home
-34 · +10.5 Didn't cover

Against 5 common opponents: Purdue lost by 29.6 on average, 2-3 against the spread. UCLA lost by 28.8 on average, 2-3 against the spread.

What the public cappers like

Spread
2 Purdue0 UCLA
Purdue -15.52
Josh Pate 1u*Line -15.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 18 9:57 PM ET · Record 34-31 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original postDave Portnoy 1u*Line -14 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 16 1:14 PM ET · Record 32-34-1 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Total
1 Over0 Under
Over 52.51
Big Cat 1u*Line 52.5 · Price -110 (assumed, not posted) · 1u (units not given, 1u used) · Collected after the fact from the public post · Posted Sep 19 7:12 PM ET · Record 94-66-4 (Incomplete record. We're still adding the rest of their picks.) · Original post
Moneyline
No picks

* price not posted, -110 assumed. Tracked from public posts, not endorsed. All public picks

Betting form, 2026 to date

Purdue LWLLWW

ATSTotals
All games3-3 50%Small sample5-1 83% overSmall sample
Road1-1 50%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As underdog3-2 60%Small sample
Last 53-2 60%Small sample

6 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

UCLA WWWWW

ATSTotals
All games5-0 100%Small sample3-2 60% overSmall sample
Home2-0 100%Small sample1-1 50% overSmall sample
As favorite4-0 100%Small sample
Last 55-0 100%Small sample

5 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2019

DateScoreCloseATSTotalO-U
Sep 19, 2026PUR 38, UCLA 52UCLA -13.5UCLA covered53.5Over

Purdue 0-1 ATS in these meetings. 1 meeting is not a trend, and rosters turn over. Closing lines from ESPN's archive.

Side by side

PURUCLA
3-3Record5-0
3-3Against the spread5-0
5-1Over-under3-2
+4.2Avg cover margin+16.8
32.2Points per game39.2
31.3Points allowed18.0
5.84Yards per play6.72
415.5Yards per game458.2
3.70Rush yards per carry6.10
69.7Completion %60.5
44.7Third down %42.9
+4Turnover margin+15
13Sacks allowed8
54.5Penalty yards per game84.2

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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