The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers (17-1, 6-1 Big Ten) take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-9, 1-5) in Minneapolis on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Purdue vs. Minnesota odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Rankings courtesy of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Purdue, after a fingernail-biting 64-63 win over Michigan State as 3.5-point favorites in its last contest, will have an easier time Thursday against the last- place Golden Gophers.
Zach Edey and the Boilermakers beat Minnesota 89-70 on Dec. 4 and pushed as 19-point favorites with the Over 131.5 total cashing.
While Purdue is known for its defense, ranking 21stin the nation allowing only 61.2 points, the Minnesota offense is ranked 342nd in the country at only 64.4 PPG.
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Purdue at Minnesota odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 1:03 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Purdue -950 (bet $950 to win $100) | Minnesota +575 (bet $100 to win $575)
- Against the spread (ATS): Purdue -13.5 (-105) | Minnesota +13.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 133.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Purdue at Minnesota picks and predictions
Prediction
Purdue 72, Minnesota 55
Moneyline
Purdue -950 would be the only wager to make. But with the odds so high, I am not willing to risk almost 10 times my money for a straight bet on this game.
Against the spread
PURDUE -13.5 (-105) is the wager to make in this game.
Purdue’s elite defense will hold down a Minnesota team that is 255th in FG percentage at 43.1 and 245th in 3-point percentage at 32.9.
Edey (21.9 PPG) and the Purdue offense will move up and down the floor at The Barn. This game will be double-digits at the half and Purdue will not look back from there.
Over/Under
UNDER 133.5 (-110) is the way I am playing here.
While Purdue can score, the Boilermakers defense will not allow the overmatched Golden Gophers to keep pace.
Minnesota will be lucky to get out of the 50s against Purdue and the Boilermakers will coast to the end by milking the clock and extending the length of its trips down the floor.
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