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Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Purdue Boilermakers
The Minnesota Golden Gophers 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 -2.5-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total opened at 140.
Last time out for Purdue, they were a 70-53 loser as they battled Wolverines at home. They failed to cover in the match as a +4.5-point underdog.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 63-49 loser at home against Terrapins. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites.
Minnesota:
Team record: 11-5 SU,7-8-1 ATS
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Purdue
Purdue:
Team record: 11-6 SU,7-9-1 ATS
Purdue is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Purdue is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Purdue's last 16 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota at Rutgers Thursday, February 4
Purdue at Maryland Tuesday, February 2