From Madison Square Garden on Sunday afternoon – the Big Ten title game will be played between the Michigan Wolverines and the Purdue Boilermakers. The Boilermakers are 28-5 on the season and picked up conference tournament wins over Rutgers and Penn State. The Boilermakers are playing for a possible #1 seed in the big dance.
The Michigan Wolverines come into the game with a 27-7 record. The Wolverines and Boilermakers played twice this season, with Purdue winning both games by a combined 5 total points. The Purdue Boilermakers are -3 over the Michigan Wolverines in this Big Ten title game on Sunday.
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Wolverines Rolling in New York City
The Michigan Wolverines saw five players score double digits in the win over their rival Michigan State. The Wolverines have now won 8 straight games, including wins over Iowa and Nebraska. Michigan is 27-7 on the season and they went 13-5 during Big Ten play.
The Wolverines saw Muhammaed Ali Abdith 15 points. The Wolverines saw Muhammad Ali Abdur Rahkman score 15 points, along with Mo Wagner in the win over Michigan State. On the season – the Wolverines were led in scoring by Wagner with 14.5 points per game. Michigan was the 8th best team in the regular season defensively, as they allowed 63.5 points per game.
Purdue Huge in the Paint
The Purdue Boilermakers have just five losses this season, and they are by a combined 15 total points. The Boilermakers are one of the top scoring teams in all of college basketball, led by Carsen and Vincent Edwards. Those two combine for more than 33 points per game. The big man Isaac Haas is adding 14.5 points per game.
Purdue is going to the NCAA Tournament for the 30th time in school history. Purdue has won 37 tournament games, and been to the Final Four twice in school history. The last time Purdue lost was in at the end of a three game losing streak on the road at the Wisconsin Badgers.
Purdue Wins Big Ten Title
This should be an interesting basketball game. Both teams are playing great basketball right now, and both are hungry to take down the title. Michigan is seeing to win back to back Big Ten tournament titles. The Wolverines are also looking to get some revenge from a pair of losses to Purdue this season.
The better defensive team is the Purdue Boilermakers. Can they defend enough to beat the Wolverines on Sunday? That is yet to be seen. We like the favorite in this game, and the tougher team. A clean sweep for Purdue over Michigan. The final bet in the Big Ten Championship game is the Purdue Boilermakers -3 over the Michigan Wolverines.
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