The Purdue Boilermakers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at Williams Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Boilermakers listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Purdue continues to dominate the Big Ten, taking a 75-65 win over Illinois at Mackey Arena Saturday.
Illinois covered as a 12.5-point road underdog while the final score played OVER the 136-point total.
Minnesota jumped out to a huge lead and never looked back in an 81-58 pounding of Indiana on Saturday. Minnesota covered the 16.5-point spread, while the 139 points made it OVER the posted total of 137.
Lawrence Westbrook shot 6-for-9 from the field with 20 points, and Damian Johnson added 16 in the win.
Current streak:
Purdue has won 9 straight games.
Minnesota has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Purdue: 23-3 SU, 12-13-1 ATS
Minnesota: 16-10 SU, 11-14 ATS
Purdue most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-3
Before playing Michigan State are 7-3
After playing Illinois are 6-4
After a win are 9-1
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Illinois are 6-4
After playing Indiana are 1-9
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Purdue’s last 10 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Purdue’s last 6 games on the road
Purdue is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Minnesota’s last 10 games when playing Purdue
Minnesota is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games at home
Minnesota is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Purdue
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games at home
Next up:
Purdue home to Michigan State, Sunday, February 28
Minnesota at Illinois, Saturday, February 27
