Purdue vs Illinois Prediction & Picks - NCAA Men

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Purdue
3/7/25 20:00
Illinois

Prediction:

 

Illinois -4.5

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 by Bill Christy | in Basketball Picks

The 19-11 Illinois Fighting Illini were on a 3-game losing streak before winning their last 2 games. That said, those 3 losses all came to top tier opponents. #10 Michigan State, #11 Wisconsin, and #3 Duke accounted for those 3 losses. They then defeated a weak Iowa team before upsetting #15 Michigan on the road by 20 in their last game. The Illini are finally healthy and are looking to make a serious run in the Big 10 tournament to solidify themselves for a decent seed in the NCAA tournament. Tonight, they end their regular season with their final home game against the visiting #18 Purdue Boilermakers (21-9). Like Illinois, Purdue had lost 4 straight games before winning their last 2. 3 of their last 4 losses have come on the road like they will be here in this matchup. There was some serious worry when Purdue lost their last road game to unranked Indiana by 15. However, they have bounced back with double-digit wins over UCLA and Rutgers. Neither of those opponents are ranked but both can knock off anyone in the conference on any given night. Loyer and Smith combined for 46 of their 100 points against Rutgers, it will be interesting to see if they can continue their hot shooting in this contest.
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Purdue vs Illinois Form

Table

Teams % P W L Series
7
Purdue
Purdue
0.65 20 13 7 -1
8
Illinois
Illinois
0.6 20 12 8 3

Purdue and Illinois Latest Matches

Purdue
Purdue Latest matches
L L L L W W
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Mar 4, 2025 - NCAA Men

Rutgers Scarlet Knights
71 :  100
Purdue

Feb 28, 2025 - NCAA Men

UCLA Bruins
66 :  76
Purdue

Feb 23, 2025 - NCAA Men

Purdue
58 :  73
Indiana Hoosiers

Feb 18, 2025 - NCAA Men

Purdue
66 :  75
Michigan St.

Feb 15, 2025 - NCAA Men

Wisconsin
94 :  84
Purdue

Feb 11, 2025 - NCAA Men

Purdue
73 :  75
Michigan Wolverines
W W W L W W
Victories

5/6 (83%)

Defeats

1/6 (17%)

Mar 4, 2025 - NCAA Men

Rutgers Scarlet Knights
71 :  100
Purdue

Feb 28, 2025 - NCAA Men

UCLA Bruins
66 :  76
Purdue

Feb 15, 2025 - NCAA Men

Wisconsin
94 :  84
Purdue

Feb 7, 2025 - NCAA Men

USC Trojans
72 :  90
Purdue

Jan 31, 2025 - NCAA Men

Indiana Hoosiers
76 :  81
Purdue

Jan 24, 2025 - NCAA Men

Michigan Wolverines
64 :  91
Purdue
W W W L L L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Feb 23, 2025 - NCAA Men

Purdue
58 :  73
Indiana Hoosiers

Feb 18, 2025 - NCAA Men

Purdue
66 :  75
Michigan St.

Feb 11, 2025 - NCAA Men

Purdue
73 :  75
Michigan Wolverines

Feb 4, 2025 - NCAA Men

Purdue
90 :  81
Iowa Hawkeyes

Jan 18, 2025 - NCAA Men

Purdue
65 :  58
Oregon

Jan 15, 2025 - NCAA Men

Purdue
69 :  58
Washington Huskies
Illinois
Illinois Latest matches
W L L L W W
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Mar 2, 2025 - NCAA Men

Illinois
93 :  73
Michigan Wolverines

Feb 25, 2025 - NCAA Men

Iowa Hawkeyes
61 :  81
Illinois

Feb 22, 2025 - NCAA Men

Illinois
67 :  110
Duke

Feb 18, 2025 - NCAA Men

Illinois
74 :  95
Wisconsin

Feb 15, 2025 - NCAA Men

Michigan St.
79 :  65
Illinois

Feb 11, 2025 - NCAA Men

UCLA Bruins
78 :  83
Illinois
L W W W L W
Victories

4/6 (67%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Feb 25, 2025 - NCAA Men

Iowa Hawkeyes
61 :  81
Illinois

Feb 15, 2025 - NCAA Men

Michigan St.
79 :  65
Illinois

Feb 11, 2025 - NCAA Men

UCLA Bruins
78 :  83
Illinois

Feb 2, 2025 - NCAA Men

Ohio State Buckeyes
79 :  87
Illinois

Jan 26, 2025 - NCAA Men

Northwestern
74 :  83
Illinois

Jan 23, 2025 - NCAA Men

Maryland Terrapins
91 :  70
Illinois
L L W L L W
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Mar 2, 2025 - NCAA Men

Illinois
93 :  73
Michigan Wolverines

Feb 22, 2025 - NCAA Men

Illinois
67 :  110
Duke

Feb 18, 2025 - NCAA Men

Illinois
74 :  95
Wisconsin

Feb 8, 2025 - NCAA Men

Illinois
95 :  74
Minnesota Golden Gophers

Feb 5, 2025 - NCAA Men

Illinois
73 :  82
Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Jan 30, 2025 - NCAA Men

Illinois
74 :  80
Nebraska Cornhuskers

Purdue - Illinois Key Points

  1. Purdue is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Illinois.
  2. Illinois is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games played on a Friday when playing at home.
  3. Illinois is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games played on a Friday.
  4. Illinois is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games played in March.
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Our Purdue vs Illinois Prediction

This is a bad matchup for the Boilermakers. While they are one of the best teams in defending the 3-point line, they are not so tough inside. This Illinois team does not make their offense from deep but rather on offensive rebounding and scoring in the paint. This is where they will be able to take advantage of the Purdue team that ranks 180th in opponents offensive rebounding percentage. Illini get the job done here at home and will be an extremely tough out in the conference tournament.

Our prediction for Illinois Fightin Illini vs Purdue Boilermakers: Illinois -4.5

Prediction:

 

Illinois -4.5

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