The Penn State Nittany Lions (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten) and No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers (21-1, 10-1) swing into February with a Wednesday match-up in West Lafayette. The contest at Mackey Arena will tip off at 6:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Penn State vs. Purdue odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Penn State is coming off an 83-61 rout over Michigan Sunday. The Lions covered as 3.5-point favorites and are 4-1 against the spread (ATS) since Jan. 17. PSU fires a ton of 3-pointers; it hit 13 triples in the win over UM and is shooting 39.4% from distance over its last 5 games.
Purdue lost to Rutgers Jan. 2 but is 8-0 straight up and 5-2-1 ATS since. The Boilermakers are a fine offensive rebounding and passing team. They logged 21 assists in their last game, their most in a single contest since Dec. 4.