The Purdue Boilermakers will hit the road in Big Ten conference action as they face the Michigan St Spartans in an NCAA college football game scheduled for Saturday afternoon. <br /> <br />Kick off time from Michigan St is scheduled for 12PM Eastern Time with national televise coverage provided by Big Ten Network. <br /> <br />The betting odds from this college football game have the home side Michigan St Spartans favored by -26 ½ points with a total of 43 ½ points. <br /> <br />Purdue has lost four straight to fall to 1-5 on the season following a 44-7 home defeat last week to the Nebraska Cornhuskers as a +13 point betting odds underdog. The game total landed at under 58 points. The Boilermakers fell behind 21-0 at the half in defeat. <br /> <br />The team put up just 216 yards of offense with 32 running on 25 carries. QB Danny Etling hit on 14 of 35 passing for 184 yards with a touchdown and pick. Purdue failed to sustain drives going 3 of 14 on third down. The Boilermakers won the turnover battle by a +1 margin but had a -14 ½ minute time of possession. On defense they allowed 435 offensive yards to the Cornhuskers with 251 running for 4 ½ yards per attempt. <br /> <br />Michigan St has won two straight to improve to 5-1 on the 2013 campaign following a 42-28 home victory last week to the Indiana Hoosiers as a -10 point betting favorite. The total went over 54 points. The Spartans were able to hold a 21-14 first half lead. <br /> <br />The team gained 473 yards with 238 running for 5 yards per attempt. They controlled the football for 15 minutes longer than the Hoosiers. Connor Cook hit on 22 of 31 throws for 235 yards with two touchdowns and a pick. On the ground running back Jeremy Langford rushed for 109 yards on 23 carries and three touchdowns. Defensively Michigan St gave up 351 yards to Indiana with 92 running for 3 ½ yards a carry.
