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Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Purdue Boilermakers
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Mackey Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Boilermakers as -5-point favorites versus the Scarlet Knights, while the game's total opened at 126.5.
Purdue won its last outing, a 77-68 result against Hawkeyes on March 03. They covered in that game as a +5-point underdog.
Last time out for Rutgers, they were a 78-67 winner as they battled Terrapins at home. They covered in the match as a -1-point favorite.
Rutgers:
Team record: 19-11 SU,18-10-1 ATS
Rutgers is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
Rutgers is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Rutgers is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Purdue
Purdue:
Team record: 16-14 SU,13-16-1 ATS
Purdue is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Purdue's last 6 games at home
Purdue is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Rutgers