No. 5 Purdue Visits Wisconsin Tonight as Odds and Analytics Favor the Boilermakers

Overview

• The game tips at 8:00 p.m. ET at the Kohl Center on FOX, with Wisconsin having won the last two meetings.
• Books list Purdue around -8.5 on the spread (-265 moneyline), and published previews forecast a cover near -5.5 with the total trending under 153.5.
• Purdue is 12-1 with KenPom’s most efficient offense, and its defense has recently held four straight opponents under 60 points and below 0.93 points per possession.
• Wisconsin enters 9-4 (1-1 Big Ten) without a Quad 1 win and with inconsistent perimeter shooting, including 7-for-32 at Nebraska and 7-for-29 versus BYU.
• Key matchups feature Purdue facilitator Braden Smith against Badgers scorers Nick Boyd and John Blackwell, with the boards looming large as Wisconsin excels in defensive rebounding and Purdue ranks top-10 on the offensive glass.