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Washington at Purdue

Prediction · week 7, 2026 · Fri Oct 16, 7:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM ET · Ross-Ade Stadium (West Lafayette)

Updated Tue Oct 13, 7:56 PM CT

The prediction

Our call: Washington by 3.8Lean

SP+ and Elo favor Washington; Our model favors Purdue. The line, shown for comparison only, has Purdue by 3.0.

The average of SP+, Elo and Our model; the line is left out and kept as a benchmark. Toss-up under 3 points, Lean 3 to 7, Strong 7 and over. More ›

SP+ has Washington by 3.0, Elo has Washington by 8.6, and Our model has Purdue by 0.3. The furthest apart are 8.9 points from each other.

Every model

ModelSays
SP+
Washington +7.1 vs Purdue +1.6
Washington by 3
Elo
Washington 1702 vs Purdue 1425
Washington by 8.6
Our model · experimental
Washington +4.2 vs Purdue +2.0
Purdue by 0.3
Line (benchmark)
pregame line
Purdue by 3
Our call
average of SP+, Elo and Our model · Lean
Washington by 3.8

Each margin is from the same weekly ratings the team pages use: SP+ and Elo from their rating gap, the home team given 2.5 points (none at a neutral site); Our model is this site's experimental rating; the line is the market's pregame margin, shown as a benchmark and never part of Our call. How these work ›

Key injuries

Washington

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Purdue

No injury report yet for this game. First reports usually come Wednesday.

Last 5 meetings

Washington leads 8–2–1 · last: Washington 49–13, 2025

SeasonResultSite
2025Washington 49–13Husky Stadium
2002Purdue 34–24neutral site
2000Washington 34–24neutral site
1990Washington 20–14—
1989Washington 38–9—

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