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Purdue Boilermakers vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
The Purdue Boilermakers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Williams Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Boilermakers as -13.5-point favorites versus the Golden Gophers, while the game's total opened at 134.5.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 78-60 loser at home against Fighting Illini. They failed to cover the +8.5-point spread as underdogs.
In their last action, Purdue was a 64-63 winner on the road against Spartans. They failed to cover the -4-point spread as favorites.
Purdue:
Team record: 17-1 SU,7-11 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Purdue is 2-5-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
Purdue is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota
Minnesota:
Team record: 7-9 SU,7-9 ATS
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games at home
Next up:
Purdue home to Maryland Sunday, January 22
Minnesota at Michigan Sunday, January 22