It’s a busy Tuesday in college basketball highlighted by tonight’s tilt in the Big Ten featuring the Ohio State Buckeyes (2-5, 10-8) and the Purdue Boilermakers (7-1, 15-4).
Ohio State lost at home Friday night in overtime to the Indiana Hoosiers, 89-88. Purdue is 6-0 in 2025. Their most recent win was Saturday at Oregon, 65-58.
Lets dive into the matchup and offer some information and possibly a sweat or two.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch the opening tip, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
Game details & how to watch Buckeyes at Boilermakers
- Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Time: 7:30PM EST
- Site: Mackey Arena
- City: West Lafayette, IN
- Network/Streaming: Peacock
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Game odds for Buckeyes at Boilermakers
The latest odds as of Tuesday courtesy of BetMGM:
- Odds: Buckeyes (+400), Boilermakers (-549)
- Spread: Boilermakers -9.5
- Total: 141.5 points
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Buckeyes vs Boilermakers Best Bets
NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes the Buckeyes to cover: Ohio State +10.5
“Purdue has been cleaning house Dec. 29 with seven straight wins and six consecutive covers. Per Barttorvik, Purdue is the second-best team in the country behind Houston in that span. However, this spread is inflated.
Purdue trailed at the half of the last two games and used second-half comebacks to win and cover. I will take a hungry OSU team that’s lost by five combined points in the past three games.”
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Buckeyes & Boilermakers game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Ohio State at +9.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 141.5.
Buckeyes vs Boilermakers: Top betting trends and recent stats
- Purdue has won its last 5 games against teams with a winning record
- The OVER is 7-3 in Purdue’s last 10 home games
- Purdue has covered in 4 of its last 5 home matchups
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