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Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Purdue Boilermakers
The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Mackey Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Boilermakers as -14-point favorites versus the Nittany Lions, while the game's total opened at 146.
In their last action, Purdue was a 91-68 winner at home against Fighting Illini. They covered the -11.5-point spread as favorites.
Penn State was a 78-75 loser in their most recent outing at home against Hoosiers. They covered the +3.5-point spread as underdogs.
Penn State:
Team record: 11-8 SU,11-5 ATS
Penn State is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Penn State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Penn State is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games on the road
Purdue:
Team record: 15-4 SU,10-6 ATS
Purdue is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Purdue's last 5 games
Purdue is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
Next up:
Penn State at Wisconsin Tuesday, January 24
Purdue at Michigan State Tuesday, January 24