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The No. 24 Ole Miss Rebels (6-0) and the No. 12 Purdue Boilermakers (6-1) meet Friday in the championship game of the Rady Children’s Invitational. Tip-off from LionTree Arena in San Diego is set for 6 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college basketball odds around the Ole Miss vs. Purdue odds, and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions.
Ole Miss picked up a 96-85 win in OT Thursday as a 2.5-point underdog while the Over (153) cashed. The Rebels are 2-0 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) in 2 neutral-floor games, while cashing in each of the past 3 outings. The Over is also 3-0 in the past 3 contests.
For Purdue, it outlasted NC State 71-61 in the tournament opener Thursday as a 5.5-point favorite, covering in consecutive games for the first time this season. The Boilermakers are 2-0 SU/ATS in 2 games since getting spanked at Marquette Nov. 19. The Under has cashed in 3 straight outings.
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Ole Miss vs. Purdue odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college basketball odds. Lines last updated at 10:40 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Ole Miss +135 (bet $100 to win $135) | Purdue -160 (bet $160 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Ole Miss +2.5 (-105) | Purdue -2.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 144.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)
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Ole Miss vs. Purdue picks and predictions
Prediction
Purdue 83, Ole Miss 75
Moneyline
PURDUE (-160) is worth a look as moderate favorites if you’re super conservative and don’t want to fiddle around with the points.
Ole Miss (+135) hasn’t been tested too much, but in its toughest game against BYU Thursday, it passed the test in overtime. It remains to be seen if the Rebels can get the job done against 2 power conference teams in a row, and until it proves it is more than just a mid-tier SEC team, let’s back the national runners-up.
Against the spread
Side with PURDUE -2.5 (-115) laying the little bit of points.
The Boilermakers are the more battle-tested team, having already faced Alabama, Marquette and NC State, with only the hiccup against the Golden Eagles.
Purdue is 3-1 ATS in the past 4 games, and it covered in the only previous game as a single-digit favorite, and that was last time out against NC State.
Over/Under
OVER 144.5 (-115) might be the best play on the board.
There is risk, as the Under has cashed in 3 straight games. However, the Over has connected in 3 in a row for Ole Miss, averaging 98.0 PPG in the past 2 outings.
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