Purdue at Indiana odds, picks and predictions

Skip Snow
Staff Writer

The Purdue Boilermakers (15-2, 4-2 Big Ten) and Indiana Hoosiers (12-5, 4-2) clash Tuesday in Bloomington. Tip-off at Assembly Hall will be at 7 p.m. ET (Peacock). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Purdue vs. Indianaodds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

Purdue, ranked No. 2 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, lost 88-72 at the Nebraska Cornhuskers last Tuesday. The Boilermakers bounced back with a 95-78 triumph over Penn State Saturday. Purdue failed to cover an 8 1/2-point spread against the Nittany Lions and have lost 3 straight games against the number.

The Hoosiers last played on Friday, covering a -4.5 in a 74-62 win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. That game was at Assembly Hall, where Indiana is 5-0 since losing to current-No. 3 Kansas on Dec. 16. IU has been sharp defensively over those last 5 home games, holding foes under 41% from the floor in 4 of them.

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Purdue at Indiana odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 6:01 a.m. ET.

  • Moneyline: Purdue -500 (bet $500 to win $100) | Indiana +375 (bet $100 to win $375)
  • Against the spread (ATS): Purdue -9.5 (-110) | Indiana +9.5 (-110)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 151.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

Purdue at Indiana picks and predictions

Prediction

Purdue 77, Indiana 72

Moneyline

No value here: STEER CLEAR.

Against the spread

Purdue is 0-3 ATS over its last 3 games. The last 17 times that has happened, the Boilermakers have gone 5-12 ATS in their next game. Indiana is 4-2 ATS in Big Ten games and 7-3 ATS when playing teams averaging more-than-77 points per contest.

Over the last 4 series meetings, IU is 3-1 straight up and 4-0 vs. the spread. ATS wins over Kansas and Ohio State fit as decent comps for this game against an offense-1st top-10 Purdue team.

The Boilermakers should present a big challenge for the Hoosiers on the boards, but IU does well with its near-proximity defense and in getting to the foul line. Purdue has had a couple clunkers on the road.

The early-open market moved quickly toward the Hoosiers. But there is still solid value in INDIANA +9.5 (-110).

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Over/Under

We should expect an above-average pace with these playing styles. Other factors lay sort of flat without much margin in expected-vs. actual performance. The Under would have some value if this total creeped up to 153. Otherwise, PASS.

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