No. 5 Purdue Hosts Iowa Tonight as Books Favor Boilermakers by Double Digits
Contrasting forecasts pit a high-scoring projection against a case for Iowa to cover rooted in the Hawkeyes' slower, defense-first shift under Ben McCollum.
Overview
- Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET at Mackey Arena with Big Ten Network televising and streaming options on Fubo, DirecTV and Sling.
- Purdue enters 15-1 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten after seven straight wins, while Iowa is 12-4 and 2-3 following narrow losses to Minnesota and No. 16 Illinois.
- sportsbooks price Purdue around -10.5 with totals posted between 142.5 and 143.5 and moneylines near Purdue -592 to -650 and Iowa +430 to +475.
- SportsLine’s 10,000-simulation model projects roughly 155 combined points and shows the Over cashing nearly 70% of the time.
- A Yahoo/Covers analyst recommends Iowa +10.5, citing McCollum’s slow-paced, defensive approach and the Hawkeyes’ 11-5 record against the spread.