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The Maryland vs. Purdue line was coming in at -3.5 Terps.
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TV: Noon ET, Big Ten Network. LINE: Maryland -3
ABOUT MARYLAND (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten): Backup quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome, who has started four games in his career, is likely to get the nod against Purdue after Josh Jackson suffered a high-ankle sprain in the win over Rutgers. Javon Leake was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week after taking the opening kickoff of the second half 100 yards for a touchdown to go along with 65 yards and a pair of rushing scores on five carries against the Scarlet Knights. Anthony McFarland rushed for 87 yards and a pair of touchdowns to give him seven in five games this season while Dontay Demus and Tayon Fleet-Davis each hauled in a TD pass as the Terrapins recorded their largest margin of victory in a Big Ten road game.
ABOUT PURDUE (1-4, 0-2): Freshman quarterback Jack Plummer was limited to 119 yards on 13-of-27 passing with a touchdown and was sacked 10 times as the Boilermakers could only muster 104 yards of offense in the loss to Penn State. Amad Anderson Jr. caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Plummer for Purdue's only score of the game, while George Karlaftis continued the solid start to his college career as he recorded a sack to take his season total to four. Defensive tackle Anthony Watts will be sidelined on Saturday with an unspecified injury he suffered last weekend, while starting linebacker Cornel Jones is questionable after hurting his leg in the first quarter against the Nittany Lions.
