The No. 17 Indiana Hoosiers (19-9, 10-7 Big Ten) and No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers (24-4, 13-4) meet Saturday at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Indiana vs. Purdue game odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
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Indiana has dropped its last 2 games on the road against Northwestern (64-62, Feb. 15) and Michigan State (80-65, Tuesday), and the Hoosiers are 0-3 against the spread (ATS) across the past 3 games overall. It seems like forever since the Hoosiers picked up a 79-74 win over the rival Boilermakers, but it was just on Feb. 4.
Purdue snapped a 2-game mini skid with an emphatic 82-55 win over disappointing Ohio State Sunday. While the Boilermakers have dropped 3 in a row on the road, they love a little home cooking, going 15-1 at home.
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Indiana at Purdue odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:47 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Indiana +255 (bet $100 to win $255) | Purdue -320 (bet $320 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Indiana +7.5 (-115) | Purdue -7.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 138.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Indiana at Purdue picks and predictions
Prediction
Purdue 74, Indiana 65
Moneyline
Purdue (-320) is on the expensive side, and it will cost you more than 3 times your potential return. That’s quite expensive for a standalone bet, and there is no value in including it in a multi-team parlay, either.
AVOID.
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Against the spread
PURDUE -7.5 (-105) is worth a look, as it will use the revenge factor and a raucous home crowd to get the job done.
The Boilermakers have had some issues against the number, but they are 4-0 ATS in the past 4 games at home. On the flip side, Indiana has cashed in just 2 of the past 10 games on the road and is 2-5 ATS in the past 7 after a straight-up loss and 3-8 ATS in the past 11 after a non-cover.
Look for Purdue to exact a little revenge, getting a strong win in the process.
Over/Under
OVER 138.5 (-110) is the lean, ever so slightly. Go with a half-unit play at most.
The Under has cashed in 4 of the past 5 games for Indiana, although the Over is an impressive 9-3 in the past 12 games after a non-cover, and 6-2 in the past 8 after a straight-up loss.
For Purdue, the Over is 5-2-1 in the past 8 games overall, while going 3-0-1 in the past 4 home outings.
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