Big Ten Basketball: Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini

In Big Ten Basketball – the Purdue Boilermakers are on the road at the Illinois Fighting Illini on Thursday. The Boilermakers are on the road, and come into the game ranked 9th in the country. The Boilermakers are 24-5 on the season and have won 13 out of 16 games in Big Ten play. Purdue is behind Michigan State and Ohio State in the standings.

For Illinois – they are coming off a loss Tuesday night at Michigan State. The Illini are 13-16 on the season and 3-13 in Big Ten play. The Illini are tied with Minnesota and Iowa for 11th in the Big Ten, only ahead of Rutgers. The Purdue Boilermakers come into this game at -9.5 over the Fighting Illini of Illinois.

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The Fighting Illini of Illinois have dropped five out of their last 6 games. The lone loss during that time was at home to the Cornhuskers of Nebraska. Illinois is 141st in the country offensively, as they are scoring 75.1 points per game. Brad Underwood’s Illini are 186th in the nation defensively, as they are allowing opponents to score 72,8 points per game.

The top scorer for the Illini this season has been Leron Black. Black is scoring 15.3 points per game, and is one of just two players on the Illini scoring double digits per game. Trent Frazier is second with 12.3 points per game. The Fighting Illini of Illinois will finish their regular season on the road on Sunday at the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers.

Boilermakers Looking to Finish Strong

The Purdue Boilermakers are having an incredible season. Matt Painter, the head coach of the Boilermakers is excited about the tournament run he feels his team has in them. The Boilermakers are scoring more than  81 points per game, while they are allowing teams to score 64.3 per game. The Boilermakers are led in scoring by Carsen Edwards with 17.4 points per game.

Vincent Edwards is second on the team with 14.9 points per game. Isaac Haas is the big guy in the paint for Purdue, and he is adding 14.8 points and 6 rebounds per game. The Boilermakers are going to finish the regular season at home on Sunday before the Big Ten Tournament. Purdue will host the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Purdue Tops Illini

The Fighting Illini of Illinois are better at home, but they are going to have a tough time defending the Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue is going to get after them defensively, and when they have the ball – they are going to pound the basketball in the paint. Look for the paint to be filled with Boilermakers buckets. When you are betting on this game – take the Purdue Boilermakers -10.5 over the Illinois Fighting Illini.

  • Bet the Purdue Boilermakers -10.5
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