The 4th seed Purdue Boilermakers face the top-seed Kansas Jayhawks in a Midwest Region Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament game that will take place at a neutral site at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Thursday, March 23 at 9:39 PM ET. The betting odds for this game have been on the rise with the Jayhawks listed as a -5 point favorite over the Boilermakers up from a -3.5 point spread opener. The total line has climbed .5 to 1 point depending on where you play hitting as high as 157 at some betting shops.
Purdue is coming off an 80-76 win over Iowa State in the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament where they covered the 1-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 156, which was over the 154.5 closing line. The Boilermakers have covered the spread in three of their last four games, including their last two, and in their last three games the total has gone over every time. Purdue has won four of their last five games.
Kansas is coming off a 90-70 win over Michigan State in their last game where they covered the 7.5-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 160, which was over the closing line of 148.5. The Jayhawks have covered the spread in three of their last four games, including their last two, and in their last four games the total has gone over every time. Kansas has won 10 of their last 11 games.
Offensively, Purdue is putting up 80.1 points per game on a 48.1% FG average, which ranks 20th in the nation. On the defensive side of things the Boilermakers are allowing 67.5 points on a 41.7% FG average.
Kansas is putting up 83.4 points per game, which ranks 15th in the nation, on a 49.1% FG average, which ranks 9th in the nation. On defense the Jayhawks are allowing 72 points per game on a 41.7% FG average.
These teams last met in the 2012 season were Kansas beat Purdue 63-60.
Purdue Boilermakers at Kansas Jayhawks Betting Trends
- The game total has gone over in 8 of Purdue’s last 8 games at a neutral site.
- The game total has gone over in 8 of Purdue’s last 9 games on Thursday night.
- The game total has gone under in 27 of Kansas’s last 36 NCAA Tournament games.
- Kansas is 6-2 against the spread in their last 8 games overall.
Public Money Consensus
In this NCAAB matchup between Purdue and Kansas have the public heavily betting on the Jayhawks minus the 5 points with 75%. The over/under bettors are thinking this game will go over the posted total line of 156.5 with 65% on board.
