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It hasn’t happened often over the last five years, but Purdue won’t be the underdog in a B1G contest.
The Boilermakers opened as a three-point favorite for this week’s game against Minnesota in Ross-Ade Stadium. Purdue is 2-2 (0-1) while the Gophers come in at 3-1 (0-1).
#Purdue opens 3-point favorite vs. Minnesota
— mike carmin (@mike_carmin) October 1, 2017
Purdue is coming out of a bye week while Minnesota dropped last week’s B1G opener to Maryland. Both teams are searching for their first conference victory of the season.
The Gophers have won the last four meetings against the Boilers.
Saturday’s game is scheduled to kickoff at 3:30 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN2.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB