Big Ten Championship: Iowa vs. Purdue odds, picks and predictions
The No. 5-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes (25-9) take on the third-seeded Purdue Boilermakers (27-6) in the Big Ten Championship Sunday. Tip from Gainbridge Fieldhouse is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS). Below, we look at the Iowa vs. Purdue odds and lines, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Iowa is coming off a win over Indiana in which it trailed for most of the game.
The Hawkeyes won 80-77 but failed to cover as 5.5-point favorites. Iowa kicked off its Big Ten Tournament with a 112-76 rout of Northwestern, easily covering as an 8.5-point favorite. Iowa then beat Rutgers 84-74 as a 6-point fave.
The Hawkeyes are 21-13 against the spread (ATS) on the season. As for Purdue, it is 13-18-2 ATS and is led by G Jaden Ivey, who averages 17.3 points per game (PPG).
Purdue beat Penn State by 8 and Michigan State by 5 to get to this point, failing to cover as a 10.5-point and a 6.5-point favorite, respectively. Purdue is a perfect 6-0 straight up in neutral-court matchups.
Purdue is No. 9 in the Ferris Mowers Coaches Poll powered by Paste BN Sports. Iowa is No. 23 .
Iowa vs. Purdue odds, spread and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at11:03 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Iowa +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Purdue -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
- Against the spread: Iowa +2.5 (-115) | Purdue -2.5 (-107)
- Over/Under (O/U): 151.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)