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Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Purdue Boilermakers
The Central Michigan Chippewas and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Mackey Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Boilermakers as -21-point favorites versus the Chippewas, while the game's total opened at 142.
Purdue lost its last outing, a 70-61 result against Bulldogs on December 21. They failed to cover in that game as a +2.5-point underdog.
Central Michigan lost its last outing, a 83-79 result against Colonials on December 17.
Central Michigan:
Team record: 7-5 SU,4-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Central Michigan is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Central Michigan is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Central Michigan's last 6 games
Purdue:
Team record: 7-5 SU,6-6 ATS
Purdue is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games
Purdue is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Purdue's last 10 games
Next up:
Central Michigan home to Miami-Ohio Saturday, January 4
Purdue home to Minnesota Thursday, January 2