NCAA Basketball Michigan Wolverines vs Purdue Boilermakers: Odds, Tips and Predictions 01-24-25

Two of the best battles tonight in the Big Ten: The Michigan Wolverines travel to Purdue to battle a Boilermaker team coming off a bad home loss to Ohio State. Michigan has struggled in its last two games, also losing at Minnesota and needing overtime to beat Northwestern.

Michigan Wolverines vs Purdue Boilermakers

• Point Spread: Purdue -3.5
• Moneyline Michigan +150
• Moneyline Purdue -182
• Over/Under 150.5

Purdue squandered a 16-point halftime lead at home against an Ohio State team that had lost four of its last five games. The Buckeyes finished strong, going on a 15-0 run in the closing minutes to secure the victory. The Boilermakers capitalized on 18 Ohio State turnovers, scoring 30 points off those mistakes, and added another 32 points in the paint. However, they struggled with three-point shooting, making only three shots from beyond the arc.

In contrast, Ohio State shot an impressive 53 percent from the field, including 47.8 percent from three-point range. Junior forward Trey Kauffman-Renn leads Purdue in scoring, averaging 18.3 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Other key players to watch for the Boilermakers in their upcoming game against the Wolverines include senior guard Braden Smith, who averages 15.0 points, 8.9 assists, and 4.7 rebounds per game, and junior guard Fletcher Loyer, who averages 13.8 points per game.

The University of Michigan needed overtime to defeat Northwestern in Ann Arbor over the weekend. The Wolverines struggled offensively, shooting only 36 percent overall and 25 percent from three-point range. However, they made 9 of 10 free throws in the final 1:20 to seal the victory against the Wildcats, who put up a strong fight with their solid rebounding and aggressive defense. Senior center Vladislav Goldin is leading UM in scoring, averaging 16.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. Other Wolverines to watch in their upcoming game against the Boilermakers on Friday include junior guard Tre Donaldson, who averages 12.6 points and 4.3 assists per game, junior center Danny Wolf with 12.5 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, and junior guard Roddy Gayle Jr., who contributes 11.8 points per game.

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• Michigan has struggled as of late
• Purdue at Home

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Michigan vs Purdue Over/Under Analysis

I expect a high-energy game tonight, and a line of 150.5. I think Vegas nailed the correct number to keep me from playing this. If I had a gun to my head I would lean towards betting the over.

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• turnovers will be key
• Purdue at Home

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Michigan has been a surprise team in the Big ten this season under new head coach Dusty May and the twin towers will cause Purdue issues, but Purdue is a well-coached team and they will bounce back with a vengeance and nip this game in the last few minutes.

Bet Purdue -3.5