The Purdue Boilermakers (20-9, 12-6) host the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers (14-15, 7-11) tonight in the Big Ten.
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 29 points missing just four of 15 shots from the field in leading Purdue to a 76-66 win this past Friday over UCLA. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Boilermakers and kept them in a tie for third place in the conference with just two games left in the regular season.
Rutgers saw their modest two-game winning streak snapped in heart-breaking fashion at Michigan last Thursday, 84-82, on a last-second three-pointer by Nimari Burnett.
Rutgers was up by eight at halftime but could not hold on. As a result, the Scarlet Knights sit in a tie for eleventh in the conference with three other schools.
Rutgers is just 3-7 on the road while Purdue owns a strong home court advantage as illustrated by their 13-2 record.
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 Rutgers at Purdue
- Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Time: 7:00PM EST
- Site: Mackey Arena
- City: West Lafayette, IN
- Network/Streaming: Peacock
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Game odds for Scarlet Knights at Boilermakers
The latest odds as of Tuesday courtesy of BetMGM:
- Odds: Rutgers Scarlet Knights (+500), Purdue Boilermakers (-700)
- Spread: Boilermakers -11.5
- Total: 152.5 points
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Expert picks & predictions for Rutgers at Purdue
NBC Sports Bet Best Bet
Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) expects the home team to score plenty tonight: Purdue TT Over 81.5 (-115)
“I like the Purdue Team Total Over 81.5 tonight. Since Dylan Harper has returned from his short two-game absence, Rutgers ranks 292nd and 296th in two-point defense and defensive rebounding percentage, so Purdue shouldn’t have many problems in the paint scoring and Rutgers has allowed 84 or more points in three straight games.
Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NCAA calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, injuries, and the schedule.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Scarlet Knights & 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 Purdue Boilermakers 11.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 152.5.
Rutgers at Purdue: Top betting trends and recent stats
- Purdue has won 28 of its last 29 home matchups against teams with worse records
- 6 of Rutgers’ last 8 road games have gone over the Total
- Purdue has covered in 9 of its 15 home games this season
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