Betting against my alma mater: Week 4 (oh my God, it keeps happening)

So we’re now in week 4 of me betting against Purdue and I’m alarmed I’m doing this well, but at least today I got to see the beginning of the end.

Purdue once again snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, losing by 7 to the Bowling Green Falcons.  This was Purdue’s 2nd MAC loss of the year.

Luckily for me, I continued my experiment of betting against Purdue:
Betting-against-Purdue-Week-4

 

I will say that while I’m laughing internally that Purdue consistently fails to cover, I am saddened at the state of the team, with one notable exception.  Today was the first start of David Blough’s career.  And while it was a loss, it was one of the more impressive Purdue QB appearances in the last 5 years.  Blough’s line: 29/39, 340, 2/1 (with the INT coming in the last 10 seconds of the game).  He looked good, REALLY good. I’m fairly heavily convinced that my winning streak will likely end in the coming weeks with Blough at the helm.
It seems that Purdue has solved its offense, now the only question mark (and it’s in Size 400 font) is a defense that is about as potent as the French army from 1938-1943.  Good news for Boilermakers, bad news for disillusioned alums hoping to fund their retirement.

 

Here are the full results

WeekOpponentLineFinal differenceResultNet result
1Marshall-7.5 Marshall -10Win (+8.13)+8.13
2Indiana StateOff the board Purdue -24N/A+8.13
3Virginia Tech-6.5 Virginia Tech -17Win (+8.13)+16.26
4Bowling Green-4 Bowling Green -7Win (+8.13)+24.39