The Purdue Boilermakers (19-5) travel to face off against the Michigan Wolverines (18-5) on Tuesday, February 11th. This game will be played at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor and televised on PEAC. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Purdue Boilermakers vs Michigan Wolverines

The Boilermakers Are Coming Off A Win

Purdue Boilermakers Recent Game/Games

Purdue improved to 19-5 on the season with a 90-72 win over USC on Friday. The Boilermakers, who were -13.5 favorites, covered the spread at home. The game’s total points of 162 exceeded the 145.5 O/U line.

Purdue led 48-36 at halftime and continued their strong play in the second half, outscoring the Trojans 42-36 to secure the win.

The Wolverines Are Coming Off A Win

Michigan Wolverines Recent Game/Games

Michigan improved to 18-5 on the season with a 70-67 road win over Indiana on Saturday. The Wolverines entered the game as -3.5 favorites but didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 137, falling short of the 153.5 over/under line.

Michigan looked strong early, building a 43-27 lead by halftime. However, they allowed Indiana to score 40 points in the second half while only putting up 27 themselves, making the game closer than expected.

Boilermakers Offense Breakdown

Purdue’s offense put up 90 points in their last game, shooting 50% from the field. They were dominant inside, hitting 67.5% of their two-point attempts, though they struggled from beyond the arc, making just 23.1% of their threes.

Wesley Yates III led the way with 30 points, while Trey Kaufman-Renn added 24 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 66.7%. The Boilermakers also grabbed 17 offensive rebounds and dished out 19 assists in the win.

Wolverines Offense Breakdown

In their last game, Michigan’s offense put up 70 points, shooting 44.4% from the field. They struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 5 of 21 attempts for a 23.8% rate, while their effective field goal percentage stood at 48.1%. At the free-throw line, they were solid, connecting on 17 of 20 attempts for 85%.

Danny Wolf led the way with 20 points and 9 rebounds, shooting 53.8% overall and 33.3% from three. Vladislav Goldin and Tre Donaldson each added 18 points, with Goldin shooting 62.5% and Donaldson hitting 2 of 7 from deep. Anthony Leal was perfect from three, making all 3 of his attempts and finishing with 12 points.

Boilermakers Team Defense

Purdue’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 72 points on 50% shooting from the field. They allowed the opposing team to hit 67% of their two-point attempts, with 27 makes on 40 tries.

From beyond the arc, Purdue held their opponent to 23% shooting, as they went 6/26 from three-point range. The Boilermakers also sent the other team to the line 26 times, where they made 18 free throws, shooting 69%. Purdue gave up 17 offensive rebounds.

Wolverines Team Defense

Despite Purdue’s defensive struggles, they allowed 72 points on 50% shooting from the field, with their opponent making 33 of 66 attempts. Inside the arc, Purdue gave up a high percentage, with their opponent hitting 67% of their two-point shots, going 27/40.

From three-point range, Purdue’s defense held their opponent to 23% shooting, as they made just 6 of 26 attempts. Purdue also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 26 times, where they converted 18 for 69%. Purdue allowed 17 offensive rebounds in the game.

Boilermakers vs Wolverines Trends

• Across their ten previous road games, Purdue has an ATS mark of 7-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 7-3 while averaging 70 points per game.
• Across the Wolverines last three home games, the team averaged 66 points per game while allowing 73. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 0-3, while going 2-1 straight-up.
• In their last five games as the betting underdog, the Boilermakers have a straight up record of 2-3 and an ATS mark of 2-3.
• Over the team’s last three games as the favorite, the Wolverines struggled vs the spread going just 0-3. However, they still had a straight up mark of 3-0.

Boilermakers vs Wolverines Prediction

The Wolverines is our pick to not only win with a projected score of 77-69. But we also favor them to cover the spread. Our bet is on the Wolverines at -2.5.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 149.5, and our model projects the Boilermakers and Wolverines to reach a combined total of 146 points. Our bet is on taking the under.

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