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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Purdue Boilermakers
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Mackey Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Boilermakers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 122.5.
Last time out for Purdue, they were a 57-50 loser as they battled Terrapins on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a +6.5-point underdog.
In their last action, Illinois was a 75-71 winner at home against Wildcats. They failed to cover the -12-point spread as favorites.
Illinois:
Team record: 13-5 SU,8-8-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Illinois is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Illinois's last 10 games
Illinois is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Purdue:
Team record: 10-8 SU,8-10 ATS
Purdue is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Purdue's last 16 games
Purdue is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Next up:
Illinois at Michigan Saturday, January 25
Purdue home to Wisconsin Friday, January 24