Northwestern at Purdue odds, picks and predictions
The Northwestern Wildcats (15-5, 6-3 Big Ten) and Purdue Boilermakers (19-2, 8-2) tussle Wednesday. The opening tipoff at Mackey Arena will be at 6:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Northwestern vs. Purdue odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.
Northwestern, which beat PU 92-88 in a Dec. 1 overtime game and has won 2 straight against the Boilermakers, has won its last 2 games straight up and against the spread (ATS). The most recent of those was a Saturday triumph over Ohio State; the -3.5 Wildcats routed the Buckeyes 83-58.
Purdue is ranked No. 2 in the Paste BN Sports Coaches Poll. The circuit's 2nd-place team is coming off a 68-60 win at Rutgers Sunday. The Boilermakers were favored by 10; their ATS loss marked their 1st in 4 games.
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Northwestern at Purdue odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 9 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Northwestern +720 (bet $100 to win $720) | Purdue -1200 (bet $1200 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Northwestern +13.5 (-110) | Purdue -13.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 142.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Northwestern at Purdue picks and predictions
Prediction
Purdue 80, Northwestern 64
Moneyline
Purdue (-1200) is the value side in this match-up. The best value lies in betting the Boilermakers ATS. PASS.
Against the spread
Northwestern is 1-3-1 ATS when on road hardwood. Purdue is 10-5 ATS when facing winning teams and 12-7 ATS when lined as a favorite.
The Wildcats need to be able to attack at the rim, and PU just walls off that option on many a night. The Boilermakers should also have big edges in rebounding, getting to the foul line, and in perimeter defense. That all adds up to a Purdue by 15-18 lean.
Look for the Boilermakers to want to resolutely shed their 2-game losing streak to NU. The Wildcats are having a solid season but at a different level of scheduling. KenPom ranks the defenses Northwestern has played at 87th in NCAA-I. Purdue has played the No. 2 slate by that same measure.
BACK THE BOILERMAKERS -13.5 (-110).
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Over/Under
Northwestern plays a slow-tempo style, but when the Wildcats have played other top-20 types in the Big Ten, the Over has gone 5-0.
But the point-spiral factors here are mostly 1-sided, meaning Purdue could win by 24 in a game that flirts with the listed total.
BACK THE OVER 142.5 (-110), but consider a partial-unit play (and then maybe cutting that portion again).
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