Indiana Hoosiers (19-9) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (24-4)
February 25, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Purdue Boilermakers -7.5 / Indiana Hoosiers +7.5; Over/Under: +138.5
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The Indiana Hoosiers and the Purdue Boilermakers meet in college basketball action from the Mackey Arena on Saturday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Purdue is listed as a 7.5-point home favorite with a total for this game set at 138.5 points.
Injuries
For Indiana, Xavier Johnson is out for another couple of weeks with a foot injury and Logan Duncomb is out indefinitely with an illness. Purdue comes into this game with a clean injury report.
Matchup History
Indiana’s 79-74 win over Purdue back on February 4th, 2023, made it four straight wins for the home team in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Indiana is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 road games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall. Purdue is 0-6 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games following a win by 20+ points while the over is 3-0-1 in their last 4 home games.
Pick
I’m backing Purdue here. It’s just really hard to get behind Indiana on the road, as home court’s played such a big role in Big Ten conference play over the last couple of years. Purdue’s also really picked up their play at home in recent games while the Hoosiers have picked up decent road results here and there, but the Hoosiers are still struggling to build on anything on the road. I don’t see how the Hoosiers keep this one close. Give me Purdue by double-digits here.
