Arizona Wildcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers odds, picks and predictions
The Arizona Wildcats (8-0) and Purdue Boilermakers (9-1) meet in Saturday's Indy Classic at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET (Peacock). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Arizona vs. Purdue odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Arizona, which is No. 1 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll, has covered in all 8 of its victories. The Wildcats have twice covered spreads in the 30s and 3 more times earned ATS wins when favored by 23 or more. UA scores 94.0 points per game, good for 2nd in the nation.
No. 4 Purdue has averaged nearly that over its last 4 games, but 1 of those contests (Dec. 1 at Northwestern) was a loss. The Boilermakers have played twice — and covered twice — since.
KenPom pegs both teams in the NCAA-I top-10 in both offensive and defensive efficiency.
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Arizona vs. Purdue odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9:34 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Arizona -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Purdue +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Against the spread (ATS): Arizona -1.5 (-115) | Purdue +1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 159.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Arizona vs. Purdue picks and predictions
Prediction
Purdue 78, Arizona 76
Moneyline
These programs have tangled just twice in the last 20 years. PURDUE (+110) won both games (2007, 2017). With this contest being a nearby home-away-from-home game, the Boilermakers have the slight nod in this corner.
PU has thus far played the superior schedule and figuring for pace, has an offense that just about stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Arizona's. The Boilermakers get to the foul line more and may have a slight edge as the better perimeter defense in this match-up.
TAKE PURDUE (+110).
Against the spread
Stick with the ML action to get the best value in this clash of titans. PASS.
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Over/Under
The total has gone Under in 8 of Arizona's last 11 games.
Both these teams get after it on the defensive end, and they are efficient cleaning the glass. Neither is overly reliant on 3-pointers. So, some of the point-spiral factors lay a little low and counter a pace that should be above average.
The Under is the lean but has had some steam escape due to this total coming down from 161.5 in some part of the market. The current UNDER 159.5 (-110) is worth partial-unit action. Or, consider awaiting a more aggressive play on a tally over 160 if the digits creep northward.
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