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Purdue Boilermakers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Purdue Boilermakers and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at State Farm Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -1-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game's total opened at 129.5.
In their last action, Illinois was a 76-56 loser on the road against Spartans. They failed to cover the +9.5-point spread as underdogs.
Last time out for Purdue, they were a 83-78 winner as they battled Golden Gophers at home. They failed to cover in the match as a -7.5-point favorite.
Purdue:
Team record: 9-5 SU,7-7 ATS
Purdue is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Purdue's last 12 games
Purdue is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Illinois:
Team record: 9-5 SU,6-6-1 ATS
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Illinois's last 6 games
Illinois is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home
Illinois is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Purdue
Next up:
Purdue at Michigan Thursday, January 9
Illinois at Wisconsin Wednesday, January 8