The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers (16-1, 5-1 Big Ten) and Michigan State Spartans (15-5, 4-2) line up for a special Monday matinee at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Tip-off is at 2:30 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Purdue vs. Michigan State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Purdue has won 3 consecutive games straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) since losing to Rutgers 65-64 on Jan. 2. In the win streak Purdue is hittting 10.7 triples per game — and made the 3-pointers at a 41% clip. The percentage is a new trend for a team ranked 227th in the nation in 3-point accuracy (32.6%).
The Spartans are coming off a 75-66 loss at Illinois Friday night as 6.5-point underdogs. MSU was undone by an 0-for-7 performance from beyond the arc. In 10 games prior to Friday, the Spartans connected on 40.1% of its triples.