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Purdue Boilermakers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
The Purdue Boilermakers and the Illinois Fighting Illini will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at State Farm Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Fighting Illini as -1-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game's total opened at 168.
Illinois won its last outing, a 91-83 result against Badgers on March 02. They covered in that game as a +3-point underdog.
In their last action, Purdue was a 80-74 winner at home against Spartans. They failed to cover the -10-point spread as favorites.
Purdue:
Team record: 26-3 SU,16-12-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Purdue is 5-9-2 ATS in its last 16 games on the road
Purdue is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Purdue is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Illinois
Illinois:
Team record: 22-7 SU,17-11-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Illinois is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Illinois's last 7 games at home
Illinois is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Purdue
Next up:
Purdue home to Wisconsin Sunday, March 10
Illinois at Iowa Sunday, March 10