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Washington Huskies
9-4 last yr · #18 Elo
at
Fri, Oct 16, 8:00 PM ET
Ross-Ade Stadium
Purdue Boilermakers
1-0 · #122 Elo
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The read

On rating alone Washington Huskies are 17.5 points better (#18 vs #122 of 240), and PUR add 0.0 for home field. The clearest mismatch is the passing game: WASH passing ranks #29, PUR defends it at #123; the other way PUR #116 into WASH's #50.

Who has the edge

Rating
Clear edge
WASH
WASH rated 17.5 points better on Elo (#122 vs #18).
Home & rest
Even
PUR gets 0.0 points for home field.
Passing game
Clear edge
WASH
WASH passing ranks #29, PUR defends it at #123; the other way PUR #116 into WASH's #50.
context · not in the margin
Rushing game
Clear edge
WASH
WASH rushing ranks #10, PUR defends it at #112; the other way PUR #53 into WASH's #9.
context · not in the margin
Third down & red zone
Clear edge
WASH
WASH third-down conversion ranks #9, PUR defends it at #113; the other way PUR #86 into WASH's #56.
context · not in the margin
Form (last 5)
Clear edge
PUR
PUR +25.0 per game over the last five, WASH +16.6.
context · not in the margin
Market
not priced
No line yet.
context · not in the margin

The margin, factor by factor

Washington HuskiesPurdue Boilermakers
1757 Elo · #18
RatingThe Elo gap in points — the model's core read on who is better, before the situational pieces below.
WASH +17.5 pts
1442 Elo · #122
road
Home field
not priced
home
Rest
even
+7.9 pts vs PUR D
Offense vs defenseEach offense's scoring rating against the other defense's — what drives the model total. Shown as an edge, though the winner call runs on Elo.
WASH +19.3 pts
−11.3 pts vs WASH D
W L W W L · +16.6
Form (last 5)Average margin over the last five games. Already inside the ratings — listed so you can see when recent form and the rating disagree.
PUR +4.2 pts
W · +25.0
+18.4
SP+ (last season)Bill Connelly's SP+ from last season, the prior the college model starts each season from.
WASH +24.5 pts
−6.1
MarketThe consensus spread, read as points. Compare with the model margin above it.
not priced

Bars are in points toward the favored side. Blue factors are inside the model's margin; grey ones are context it does not add on top (form and offense/defense are already in the ratings; injuries beyond the quarterback are not priced).

Dissect the matchup

CollegeFootballData, garbage time excluded · 2025 season (last season until three games are in)

Biggest mismatches

  • WASH pass success rate (#5) against a PUR defense ranked #127 at stopping it
  • WASH yards / pass attempt (#16) against a PUR defense ranked #133 at stopping it
  • WASH rush success rate (#11) against a PUR defense ranked #127 at stopping it
  • WASH standard-down ppa (#21) against a PUR defense ranked #132 at stopping it
  • WASH defense (#12 standard-down ppa allowed) against a PUR offense ranked #119

A mismatch is a rank gap of at least a fifth of the league between an offense and the defense it faces on the same measure. Descriptive rows (pass rate, pace, direction) are shown for reading the game, not ranked. ▲▼ mark where the last three games sit clearly above or below the season number, in the direction that helps that side.

Washington Huskies offense vs Purdue Boilermakers defense

ranks of 135
WASH offPUR defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate faced48%43%·
Standard-down shareShare of plays on standard downs (staying ahead of the chains).73%72%·
Plays / game5557·
Possession / game29:3531:58·
Passing
Passing PPA / playPredicted points added per pass play (CFBD).+0.38#29+0.40#123WASH
Pass success rate51%#548%#127WASH
Pass explosivenessPPA on successful pass plays — how big the wins are.1.43#1131.62#101·
Yards / pass attempt8.6#169.3#133WASH
Completion %69%#965%#109WASH
Interception rate / Interceptions forced3.8%#1094.2%#8PUR
Rushing
Rushing PPA / play+0.26#10+0.18#112WASH
Rush success rate49%#1149%#127WASH
Rush explosiveness1.04#390.86#17·
Line yards / rushYards credited to the offensive line (first 4 yards weighted). Defense column: allowed.3.16#273.25#121WASH
Stuff rate / Stuff rate forcedRushes stopped at or behind the line.18%#5218%#78·
Power successConversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.77%#3478%#112WASH
Yards / rush4.7#414.8#109WASH
Situational
Standard-down PPA+0.22#21+0.27#132WASH
Passing-down PPAObvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).+0.46#18+0.26#58WASH
Third-down conversion50%#943%#113WASH
Points / scoring opportunityPoints per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.4.58#154.03#106WASH
Havoc rate faced / Havoc rateTFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.13.5%#4215.2%#77WASH
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game1.08#440.75#125WASH

Purdue Boilermakers offense vs Washington Huskies defense

ranks of 135
PUR offWASH defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate faced52%53%·
Standard-down shareShare of plays on standard downs (staying ahead of the chains).68%67%·
Plays / game5656·
Possession / game28:0230:25·
Passing
Passing PPA / playPredicted points added per pass play (CFBD).+0.14#116+0.20#50WASH
Pass success rate43%#5341%#63·
Pass explosivenessPPA on successful pass plays — how big the wins are.1.42#1171.51#48WASH
Yards / pass attempt6.5#1086.1#18WASH
Completion %59%#10260%#41WASH
Interception rate / Interceptions forced1.0%#91.8%#102PUR
Rushing
Rushing PPA / play+0.15#53−0.03#9WASH
Rush success rate43%#7038%#22WASH
Rush explosiveness1.04#410.77#2WASH
Line yards / rushYards credited to the offensive line (first 4 yards weighted). Defense column: allowed.2.94#662.88#66·
Stuff rate / Stuff rate forcedRushes stopped at or behind the line.19%#7616%#113PUR
Power successConversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.56%#13567%#35WASH
Yards / rush4.0#933.3#15WASH
Situational
Standard-down PPA−0.00#119−0.04#12WASH
Passing-down PPAObvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).+0.36#50+0.31#73·
Third-down conversion38%#8638%#56WASH
Points / scoring opportunityPoints per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.3.06#1192.93#15WASH
Havoc rate faced / Havoc rateTFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.16.0%#8314.6%#96·
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game1.75#1191.46#45WASH

Season

WASHPUR
9-4Record1-0
34.1Points for / game44.0
18.7Points against / game19.0
6-2 / 3-2Home / road1-0 / 0-0
7-6Against the spread0-1
6-7Over / underOvers–unders in this team's games. A tendency, not a lean.1-0
W L W W LLast 5W

Season numbers are from 2025 until this season has games.

Power ratings

WASHPUR
1757Elo1442
#18 of 240Rank#122 of 240
+8.5Offense ratingPoints per game above league average scored, opponent-adjusted.−0.2
+11.1Defense ratingPoints per game below league average allowed, opponent-adjusted. Positive is good.+0.5
Strength of scheduleMean Elo of opponents faced this season.1409

Elo drives the winner call. Offense/defense ratings drive the total.

Advanced

WASHPUR
+15.8SP+ (this season)Bill Connelly's SP+ rating, points above average.−2.2
0.287Offense PPA / playPredicted points added per play, garbage time excluded (CFBD).0.114
0.077Defense PPA / playPPA allowed per play — lower is better.0.266
49% / 39%Success rate (off / def)43% / 48%
1.23 / 1.18Explosiveness (off / def)1.24 / 1.21
778Talent composite247Sports team talent composite for the current roster.698
54%Returning production48%

Advanced stats are from 2025 until this season has about three games. Source: CollegeFootballData.

Head to head

2025PUR 13 at WASH 49WASH · WASH covered

How the margin was built

Rating gap
WASH +17.5 pts
Home field
PUR +— pts
Rest
Even
Weather / roof
— pts on the total
Model margin
Model total

Market

Spread
Total
Moneyline

Per-book prices appear once the multi-book feed has this game (about a week out).

Informational only. Winner probabilities are backtested and calibrated; spread and total calls are tracked leans. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.