The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers (17-1, 6-1 Big Ten) take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (7-9, 1-5) in Minneapolis on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Purdue vs. Minnesota odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Purdue, after a fingernail-biting 64-63 win over Michigan State as 3.5-point favorites in its last contest, will have an easier time Thursday against the last- place Golden Gophers.
Zach Edey and the Boilermakers beat Minnesota 89-70 on Dec. 4 and pushed as 19-point favorites with the Over 131.5 total cashing.