The No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers (15-2, 4-2 Big Ten) make a trip to Bloomington, Ind., to take on the Indiana Hoosiers (13-4, 4-3) Thursday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Below, we look at the Purdue vs. Indiana odds and lines and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Purdue leads the Big Ten with 86.2 points per game. The Boilermakers have scored more than 90 points in each of their last two games, including a 96-88 double-overtime triumph over Illinois last time out Monday. Purdue went 8-for-18 (44.4%) from beyond the arc in that game and is shooting 40.0% from distance over its last five games.
Indiana is 11-0 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and has won eight in a row against the spread (ATS) there. The Hoosiers lead the Big Ten in defense with just 62.7 points allowed per game. In keeping scores low, IU relies not so much on creating turnovers but on contesting 2s and 3s and controlling the defensive glass.
Purdue at Indiana odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Purdue -175 (bet $175 to win $100) | Indiana +140 (bet $100 to win $140)
- Against the spread (ATS): Purdue -3.5 (-112) | Indiana +3.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 143.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Purdue at Indiana odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Indiana 72, Purdue 71
Money line
This will be a tough test for Indiana, which hasn’t played as high a quality schedule as Purdue. However, the Hoosiers can perhaps bang around in the paint against the Boilermakers and that gives them a shot in their barn.
IU is a more veteran group and one that plays near-elite defense. It gets to the line and has played a couple of its best offensive games of late.
BACK INDIANA (+140).
Against the spread
IU has won four in a row ATS against teams with winning road records, and the home team is 5-2-1 ATS in the last eight series meetings.
Playing back-to-back road games in the Big Ten is tough sledding. When the front half of that trip turns into a double-overtime tussle, how does that impact the second game? Can tired Purdue prevail in a hostile road environment?
TAKE THE HOOSIERS +3.5 (-108).
Over/Under
This figures as a 70-something mid-paced game. It’s best to focus on the sides and PASS on a solid-looking total.
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