Purdue Vs. VT Preview: Card & Purdue Look For Redemption
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00:03 What's up with the number?
00:04 Well, Cal last week offensively looked brilliant against North Texas, and that's for me the look in this game.
00:09 This number is 53-1/2. How often do two teams enter in a matchup where the week prior they both went over the prior game total all on their own?
00:17 Both of them, I think it was 59 for Auburn against UMass, and it was 58 for Cal against North Texas,
00:22 which both cleared the full game total on their own,
00:26 which means the books clearly did not know how good those offenses could be.
00:30 A quarterback duo in Thornton and Ashford for Auburn, the number looks interesting.
00:34 There's a lot of love for Cal in this ballgame.
00:37 Now, I will say this from the underdog perspective, since 2019, Ben, they're 13-6-1 against the number.
00:44 They stepped up last week, but at the end of the day, Justin Wilcox, 31-36 overall as a head coach.
00:50 I lean to the physicality at Auburn.
00:52 Let's not forget, even though Peyton Thornton only threw for 141 yards last week against UMass,
00:57 they pounded the rock for 289 on that front seven, 6-1/2 yards per carry.
01:02 I like this game more and more as the night progresses here.
01:06 I like Auburn a lot today.
01:08 More and more as the night progresses today. Perfect way to bail Auburn and Cal.
01:12 Jaden Ott last week, one of those leading rushers in college football.
01:15 179 yards on the ground for California and two touchdowns against North Texas.
01:22 Auburn as a team, 289.
01:24 And yes, Cal only won three games a year ago, but as an underdog, profitable 4-3 against the spread.
01:30 All right, can we finish with our final game as we went super fast here in RPO?
01:34 Purdue, a struggle last week at home against Fresno State.
01:38 They lost outright in the debut of Ryan Walters in West Lafayette.
01:43 They go to Virginia Tech today.
01:45 The Hokies a 2-1/2 point favorite, a number under three.
01:49 What can we expect?
01:50 Well, I'm fascinated because Purdue last week in that game against Fresno, Joe,
01:53 explosive game, right?
01:54 The battle between those two quarterbacks there.
01:56 Hudson Card handled his business for Purdue despite the loss.
01:58 What do you see in this matchup?
01:59 Well, I didn't like the way Grant Wells and that offense played.
02:02 A little inconsistent.
02:03 They pounded the rock.
02:04 Virginia Tech, 2.3 yards per carry on the flip side.
02:08 Purdue, 18% third down conversions.
02:10 I lean to Purdue and Hudson Card, but I'm going under the total, guys.
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