Wisconsin Badgers vs. Purdue Boilermakers NCAAB Pick - Odds - Free ATS Prediction

Wisconsin Badgers vs. Purdue Boilermakers NCAAB Pick - Odds - Free ATS Prediction

Cliff Knox
Date: January 8, 4:30 pm
Location: Mackey Arena
TV: ESPNU

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Purdue -3
Total: 139.5

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The 20th ranked Purdue Boilermakers host the 13th ranked Wisconsin Badgers in a Big 10 game that will take place at the Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana at 4:30 PM ET. Wisconsin has won 13 of their 15 games on the season and they have covered the spread in eight of the 12 games that have had a posted line. Purdue has won 13 of their 16 games and they have covered the spread in eight of the 13 games that have had a posted line.
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Wisconsin is coming off a 75-68 win over a ranked Indiana team in their last game where they covered the 1-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 143, which was over the closing line of 140.5. The Badgers have covered the spread in seven of their last eight games, including their last three, and previous to the Indiana gave the total had gone under in three straight games. Wisconsin has won nine games in a row since suffering their 2nd loss of the season against a ranked North Carolina team.
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Purdue is coming off a 76-75 win over Ohio State in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 3-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 151. Which was over the closing line of 143. The Boilermakers have failed to cover the spread in their last two games after doing so in their previous six games that had a posted line. In their last two games the total has gone over both times. Purdue has won eight of their last nine games with their only loss in that span coming against Minnesota in the game before the win over Ohio State.
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Offensively, Wisconsin is putting up 77.4 points per game on a 48.6% FG average. On defense the Badgers are allowing 59.4 points per game, which ranks 8th in the nation, on a 39.7% FG average.
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Purdue is putting up 83.9 points per game on a 48.6% FG average. On the defensive side of things the Boilermakers are allowing 66 points per game on a 40.3% FG average.
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Last season Purdue beat Wisconsin twice.
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Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers Betting Trends<br />
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Wisconsin is 7-1 against the spread in their last 8 games.
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The Badgers are 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games.
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The game total has gone under in 13 of Wisconsin’s last 18 road games.
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Purdue is 4-1 against the spread in their last 5 games against Wisconsin
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The Boilermakers are 8-1 straight up in their last 9 games.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Purdue and Wisconsin see the public money leaning to the Badgers getting the 3 points at 59%. The over/under bettors are definitively putting their money on this game total going over the 139.5 point total at over 65%.
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Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers Prediction

The Boilermakers have dropped two contests at home this season one in overtime to a hot Minnesota team in overtime and a three point loss to a very good Villanova squad back in November. Purdue is a big step up from Indiana and Marquette.

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