The 23rd ranked Purdue Boilermakers host the 25th ranked Northwestern Wildcats in a Big 10 game that will take place at the Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana at 8:30 PM ET. The Boilermakers are listed on the college basketball betting board as a -8.5 point spread favorite and have since climbed t0 as high as -10 on many sportsbooks boards. The total has moved slightly lower to 140.5 after opening at 141.
Northwestern is coming off a 68-55 win over Indiana in in their last game where they covered the 7-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 123, which was well under the closing line of 147. The Wildcats have covered the spread in their last six games and in four of their last five games, including their last two, the total has gone under. Northwestern has won their last six games since losing back-to-back games against Michigan State and Minnesota.
Purdue is coming off an 83-80 loss to Nebraska in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 7-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 163, which was over the closing line of 144. Previous to the Nebraska game the Boilermakers had covered the spread in three straight games and in four of their last five games, including their last two, the total has gone under. Purdue had their three-game winning streak snapped with their loss to Nebraska.
Offensively, Northwestern is putting up 75 points per game on a 44% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Wildcats are allowing 63.7 points per game on a 38.3% FG average, which ranks 9th in the nation.
Purdue is putting up 82.7 points per game on a 49.1% FG average, which ranks 16th in the nation. On defense the Boilermakers are allowing 66.8 points per game on a 41.1% FG average.
Last season in the lone match up between these teams, which took place at Purdue, the Boilermakers beat the Wildcats 71-61.
Northwestern Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers Betting Trends
- North Western is 5-0 against the spread in their last 5 games.
- The Wildcats are 7-1 against the spread in their last 8 road games.
- The game total has gone over in 5 of North Western’s last 7 road games against the Boilermakers.
- Purdue is 4-2 against the spread in their last 6 games.
- The Boilermakers are 2-4 against the spread in their last 6 games against the Wildcats.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between North Western and Purdue have the public supporting the Wildcats getting the 9 points with over 68% confidence. The over/under bettors are looking for this game to go over the posted total line of 140.5 with 77%.
