The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers (23-2, 12-2 Big Ten) take on the Northwestern Wildcats (17-7, 8-5) in Evanston on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET (Big Ten Network). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Purdue vs. Northwestern odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets.
Purdue bounced back from Feb. 4 loss to Indiana with an 87-73 win at home over the Iowa Hawkeyes on Thursday, covering the 7.5-point spread.'Junior C Zach Edey is averaging 22.1 points, 13.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. His 7-foot-4 frame leaves him unstoppable in the post and he has a 63% shooting percentage from the floor. The leader for the Wooden Award as player of the year, Edey will have an easy time against the undersized Wildcats.
Northwestern has won its last 2 games, both on the road, the last a 69-63 win at Ohio State on Thursday as 5.5-point underdogs. If Northwestern, tied for 3rd in the Big Ten,' hopes to pull off a home upset, it will have to neutralize everyone else on the floor other than Edey.