The 3rd ranked Purdue Boilermakers (23-2) host the 14th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (20-5) in a Big ten at the Mackey Arena o
West Lafayette, Indiana on February 7, 2018, at 8:30 PM ET. On the NCAA basketball board, Purdue is the 9.5-point home favorite with the total at 145.5.
In their last game, Ohio State was at home where they beat Illinois 75-6, but came up short versus the -13 betting line. The 132 points scored by the two clubs resulted in an UNDER for the sixth time in their last seven contests. Keita Bates-Diop had a big game to lead the Buckeyes going for 35 points on 10/16 shooting hitting 13 of his 15 free throws grabbing 13 rebounds and Kaleb Wesson also went for a double-double with 10 points and 10boards. Mark Alstork was the high scorer for the Fighting Illini with 19 points on 6/11 shooting, and he was only one of two players for the team that scored in double figures. Ohio State scored 26 points from the free throw line while Illinois had just12 which was the difference -maker in the closing minutes. The Buckeyes shot 46% from the floor, and they held the Fighting Illini to 40.4% shooting but shot a paltry 18.8% from three-point land to keep the visitor within range. Ohio State has won two in a row and 10 of their last 11 games. They bring a solid 11-1 in Big Ten record into the game and trail only Purdue in the conference standings.
Purdue was on the road in their latest where they knocked off lowly Rutgers by just two points, 78-76. The narrow win failed to cover the bloated 15.5 point spread line, and 154 soared OVER the 131.5 total line. Vincent Edwards led the Boilermakers with 18 points on 6/12 shooting and while he missed all four of his 3-pointers but helped with eight rebounds and seven assists. Four of five starters for Purdue scored at least 12 points. Corey Sanders was the high scorer for the Scarlet Knights going for 31 points on 13/27 shooting and added seven rebounds. Purdue outscored Rutgers by 11 points in the first half and was all out down the stretch to hang on for the victory. Purdue is riding a 19-game winning streak, is 12-0 in Big 10 play and has yet to taste defeat in 14 home games.
Get more details Buckeyes at Boilermakers Betting Match-Up
Ohio State ranks 93rd in the nation in ppg and 39th in opponents’ ppg, and Purdue ranked 20th in ppg and tied for 18th in opponents’ ppg.
This game is the first meeting between these teams and last season in the lone matchup, which was at Ohio State, the Boilermakers beat the Buckeyes 76-75.
This season Ohio State is 12-11 ATS with an O/U record of 6-17 and Purdue is 14-10 ATS with an O/U record of 11-13.
SAGARIN RATINGS
Ohio State: 86.21
Purdue: 93.84
INJURY REPORT
OHIO STATE
[G] 02/04/2018 – Kam Williams is out indefinitely ( Suspension )
PURDUE
[F] 12/22/2017 – Eden Ewing is out for season ( Dismissed )
Key Betting Trends
- OSU is 4-0 ATS in their last four road games
- OSU is 7-3 ATS in their last ten games
- OSU has an Under record of 19-7 in their previous 26 games
- PUR is 0-4 ATS in their last four games
- PUR is 23-9-1 ATS in their previous 33 home games
- PUR has an Under record of 8-2 in their last ten games
Buckeyes at Boilermakers Betting Angles
Ohio State is 21-10-1 ATS in their last 32 games against Purdue.
Ohio State is 11-4 ATS in their last 15 road games against Purdue.
The underdog has covered the spread in their last five games between these teams.
In the last six games between these teams at Purdue, the Over record is 5-1.
