GAME: #845 Purdue vs #846 Illinois
TIME: 1/5/2020 – 8:00p EST
SPREAD: Illinois -2
TOTAL: 129
SPORTSBOOK: 5Dimes Sportsbook
The Purdue Boilermakers (9-5, 2-1) are set to play a road game against the Illinois Fighting Illini (9-5, 1-2) at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois on Sunday, 8 p.m. EST. In their last games out, Purdue barely beat Minnesota by 5 at home while Illinois took a beating from Michigan State and lost by a score of 76-56. Last year these teams met once at Purdue with the Boilermakers winning 73-56. Illinois will not only be looking for revenge from that loss but also the beat down they took from Michigan State.
PURDUE BOILERMAKERS
The Purdue Boilermakers are averaging 70 points per game while shooting 42% from the field and adding eight 3-pointers per game as well as 11 offensive rebounds. Boilermakers are allowing 58 points per game on 38% shooting while forcing 14.9 turnovers and adding 5.4 steals and 3.3 blocks per game on the defensive end. Boilermakers struggle from the free-throw line shooting only 66%. The Boilermakers are led by Eric Hunter Jr., who is averaging 11.2 points and Matt Haarms with 12.1 points 6 rebounds 2 blocks per game. The Boilermakers also have 4 other players averaging double-digits however they lack a true star that can take over the game like Edwards did last season.
ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI
The Illinois Fighting Illini are averaging 78 points per game on 47% field goal shooting order only shooting 29% from three-point range what are grabbing 11 offensive boards per game. Illinois is allowing 66 points per game on 42% field-goal shooting forcing 14 turnovers 7 steals and 3 blocks on the defensive end. The Fighting Illini are led by Kofi Cockburn who is averaging 15.2 points and 9.6 rebounds along with Ayo Dosunmu, who is putting up 15.8 points per game.. Illinois’s Dosunmu has the ability to take over games, especially on the home court.
PURDUE vs ILLINOIS PREDICTION
The Boilermakers are coming off a big emotional win in a hard-fought game against Minnesota. If you watched that game you saw they put their entire heart and soul into that game and should not be at 100% for this one, especially on the road in Champaign. Illinois will be seeking revenge in multiple ways and back on their home court is where they will be handling business. Look for Illinois to come out firing to cover this spread that is moving quickly. This went from -1 to -2 and could go even higher but Illinois is the right team here.
TRENDS(from covers.com)
PURDUE
- Under is 4-0 in Boilermakers last 4 Sunday games.
- Boilermakers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games as an underdog.
- Boilermakers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a win.
- Boilermakers are 3-10 ATS in their last 13 Sunday games.
ILLINOIS
- Fighting Illini are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS loss.
- Over is 4-1 in Fighting Illini last 5 Sunday games.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Home team is 5-0 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
BETTING ANGLES:
Bookie Analysis: Illinois -2 / Over 129
Fade the Public: no data / no data
Sharp Action: no data / no data
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