Wisconsin vs Purdue 3/1/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Purdue Boilermakers (24-5) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (23-5)
March 1, 2022 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Wisconsin Badgers +2.5 / Purdue Boilermakers -2.5; Over/Under: +147
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The Purdue Boilermakers and the Wisconsin Badgers meet in college basketball action from the Kohl Center on Tuesday night.
The Purdue Boilermakers will look to bounce back from a 68-65 loss to Michigan State last time out. Jaden Ivey leads the Boilermakers in scoring with 17.3 PPG along with 4.8 RPG and 3 APG while Zach Edey has 14.8 PPG with 7.4 RPG. Trevion Williams has 11.9 PPG with 7.4 RPG and 3.1 APG and Sasha Stefanovic has 11.2 PPG with a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the Boilermakers in assists while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Purdue so far this season. As a team, Purdue is averaging 81.6 PPG on 50.3% shooting from the field, 39.9% from three and 71.1% from the foul line while allowing 68.8 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field and 34.2% from three this season.
The Wisconsin Badgers will look to build on their four-game win streak after a 66-61 win over Rutgers last time out. Johnny Davis leads the Badgers with 20.5 PPG, 8.3 RPG and 2.3 APG while Brad Davison has 14.2 PPG and 4.1 RPG and Tyler Wahl has 11.2 PPG with 5.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Wisconsin this season. Steven Crowl also has 9.5 PPG and 4.5 RPG as well this season for the Badgers. As a team, Wisconsin is averaging 70.9 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 31.6% from three and 74.2% from the foul line while allowing 66.2 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field and 32.7% from three this season.
Purdue is 0-3-2 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-2-2 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. Wisconsin is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Tuesday games while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.
I get how you could look at the Badgers at home here, but realistically, there is a lot at play for Purdue here. There’s revenge, after Wisconsin beat Purdue in their own building earlier this season, as well as the fact that a win here, would lock up the Big Ten regular season title for Purdue. Wisconsin’s a solid team, especially at home, but this line is telling. Give me the Boilers on the road in this one.
