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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.Limited Offer. Currently at DraftKings
Purdue vs Illinois Form
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| Teams | % | P | W | L | Series |
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0.65 | 20 | 13 | 7 | -1 |
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0.6 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
Purdue and Illinois Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
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Purdue - Illinois Key Points
- Purdue is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Illinois.
- Illinois is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games played on a Friday when playing at home.
- Illinois is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games played on a Friday.
- 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
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