Iowa vs Purdue Big Ten Championship odds, tips and betting trends

The Big Ten championship will be decided Sunday as the No. 3 seed Purdue Boilermakers (27-6, 14-6 Big Ten) face off against the No. 5 Iowa Hawkeyes (25-9, 12-8 Big Ten) at 3:30 PM. Purdue is listed as a 1-point favorite to win the contest and claim …

The Big Ten championship will be decided Sunday as the No. 3 seed Purdue Boilermakers (27-6, 14-6 Big Ten) face off against the No. 5 Iowa Hawkeyes (25-9, 12-8 Big Ten) at 3:30 PM. Purdue is listed as a 1-point favorite to win the contest and claim the conference title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket.

Rankings courtesy of the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.

Purdue has compiled a 14-18-1 record against the spread this season, while Iowa is 23-13-0. A total of 18 out of the Boilermakers’ 33 games this season have hit the over, and 25 of the Hawkeyes’ 36 games have gone over. The two teams score an average of 164.2 points per game, 16.2 more points than this matchup’s total. Over the last 10 games, Purdue is 1-8-1 against the spread and 8-2 overall while Iowa has gone 8-2-0 against the spread and 8-2 overall.

Here’s everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s Big Ten college hoops action.

Iowa at Purdue odds, spread and lines

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  • Spread: Purdue -1
  • Total: 148
  • Moneyline: Purdue -120, Iowa +100

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Iowa at Purdue odds, spread, & more

Moneyline

  • The Boilermakers have been favored on the moneyline 32 total times this season. They’ve finished 27-5 in those games.
  • In games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -120 or shorter, Purdue has a record of 27-5 (84.4%).
  • The Boilermakers have an implied moneyline win probability of 54.5% in this contest.
  • The Hawkeyes have won three of the seven games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
  • This season, Iowa has won four of its eight games when it’s the underdog by at least +100 on the moneyline.
  • The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 50.0% chance of a victory for the Hawkeyes.

Against the spread

  • The 80.2 points per game the Boilermakers average are 8.8 more points than the Hawkeyes give up (71.4).
  • Purdue is 12-8 against the spread and 22-0 overall when scoring more than 71.4 points.
  • When Iowa gives up fewer than 80.2 points, it is 18-6 against the spread and 20-4 overall.
  • The Hawkeyes put up 15.4 more points per game (84) than the Boilermakers give up to opponents (68.6).
  • When it scores more than 68.6 points, Iowa is 18-10 against the spread and 21-7 overall.
  • Purdue has an ATS record of 11-14-1 and a 22-6 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 84 points.
  • The Boilermakers have out-scored their opponents by a total of 384 points this season (11.6 points per game on average), and the Hawkeyes have put up 428 more points than their opponents on the year (12.6 per game).

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Over/Under

  • The average implied total for the Boilermakers this season is 78.8 points, the same as their implied total in Sunday’s game.
  • This season, Purdue has scored more than 75 points 22 times.
  • The average implied point total on the season for the Hawkeyes (80.4) is 7.4 more points than the team’s implied total in this matchup (73).
  • On the season, Iowa has outscored its implied point total for this matchup (73) 30 times.

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