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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Purdue Boilermakers
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Mackey Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Boilermakers as -8-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 139.
Last time out for Purdue, they were a 63-61 winner as they battled Badgers on the road. They failed to cover in the match as a -3.5-point favorite.
Illinois won its last outing, a 91-87 result against Wolverines on March 02. They failed to cover in that game as a -5-point favorite.
Illinois:
Team record: 20-10 SU,17-13 ATS
Illinois is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
Illinois is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Illinois is 6-16 SU in its last 22 games when playing Purdue
Purdue:
Team record: 25-5 SU,12-17-1 ATS
Purdue is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Purdue is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Purdue's last 5 games at home