Ohio State-Purdue Lines Preview

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Mackey Arena.

Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Jeremie Simmons dropped 14 points, as Ohio State defeated Penn State 73-59 on Tuesday night.

Ohio State covered as 6-point home favorites as the game played over the 127-point total set by oddsmakers.

Purdue was upset 87-78 by Michigan last time out, as 2.5-point favorites on the road. That game’s combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 127.

Robbie Hummel finished with 24 points and six rebounds in the loss.

Team records:
Ohio State: 18-8 SU, 13-9 ATS
Purdue: 21-7 SU, 12-13 ATS

Ohio State most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Iowa are 5-5
After playing Penn State are 5-5
After a win are 6-4

Purdue most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Northwestern are 4-6
After playing Michigan are 1-9
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Ohio State is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Purdue
Ohio State is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Purdue
Ohio State is 11-2-1 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Purdue
Ohio State is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Purdue is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Purdue is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Purdue’s last 6 games

Next up:
Ohio State at Iowa, Tuesday, March 3
Purdue home to Northwestern, Wednesday, March 4