No. 3 Purdue can clinch the outright Big Ten regular-season title on Tuesday night with a victory at second-place and No. 12 Illinois, which would still need help this weekend to share the title with the Boilers. Purdue is a short underdog on the NCAAB odds.
2024 NCAA Basketball Betting & Expert Analysis #3 Purdue vs #12 Illinois | MyBookie Sportsbook Week 18 NCAAB
How to Bet Purdue at Illinois NCAA Basketball Odds & TV Info
When: Tuesday, 7 PM ET
Where: State Farm Center
TV: None nationally
Stream: Peacock exclusive
Radio: Tunein.com
Opening NCAAB Lines: Illinois -2 (total 164)
#3 Purdue vs #12 Illinois Last Meeting
On Jan. 9 Purdue was ranked No. 1 in the country when it beat No. 9 Purdue 83-78. Trey Kaufman-Renn had a season-high 23 points for the Boilers and Lance Jones added 17. Star Zach Edey spent the last eight minutes of each half in foul trouble but finished with 10 point and 15 rebounds. Marcus Domask had 26 points and Quincy Guerrier finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Fighting Illini, who were without arguably their best player in the suspended Terrence Shannon Jr. He’s back now. Illinois is now 3-16 on the road when Purdue is ranked and 1-5 when both teams are in the Top 10.
Why Bet on Purdue Boilermakers?
The last Big Ten team to win back-to-back outright regular-season titles was Ohio State in 2006 and 2007. No. 3 Purdue needs just one win to follow suit after the Boilermakers (26-3, 15-3) beat Michigan State 80-74 on Saturday to clinch a share of it.
Purdue Last 5
| vs Michigan State – W80-74 |
| @ Michigan – W84-76 |
| vs Rutgers – W96-68 |
| @ Ohio State – L73-69 |
| vs Minnesota – W84-76 |
“It’s a great accomplishment to win back-to-back Big Ten championships,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said. “It’s a very difficult task. We’re happy for our entire team, but really happy for our seniors. Those guys have hung in there, been very successful and they’ve done things the right way.”
Purdue took a 15-point lead on superstar Zach Edey‘s three-point play with 14:26 to go. Michigan State had an answer. A.J. Hoggard drained an open 3-pointer from the left wing to trim the deficit to 58-55, prompting a timeout by Painter with 9:13 remaining. Out of the break, Braden Smith knocked down a 3 and Purdue held steady from there. Michigan State never got closer than five in the final three minutes. Mason Gillis’ 3 with 56.3 seconds remaining extended Purdue’s cushion to 77-69.
Edey, who will win National Player of the Year for the second straight season, recorded his 60th career double-double with 32 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots. Edey moved into 12th on Purdue’s single-season scoring list (696 points). He surpassed 2,200 career points in the win and moved into 10th place on the Big Ten’s all-time career scoring list (2,229 points).
Edey and Navy’s David Robinson (1984-87) are the only players in NCAA history with at least 2,200 points, 1,100 rebounds, 200 blocks and to shoot at least 60.0 percent from the field. Edey recorded his 15th career 30-10 game. No other current active player has more than four.
Smith scored 23 points with nine rebounds, three assists and a steal. Smith surpassed 700 career points in the win. For the season, Smith now has 379 points, 206 assists, 172 rebounds and 50 steals. Smith and Michigan State’s Magic Johnson (1979) are the only players in Big Ten history with 375 points, 200 assists, 170 rebounds and 50 steals in a season.
Purdue has now won consecutive Big Ten titles for the first time since the “threepeat” in 1994, 1995 and 1996. The Boilermakers have won four Big Ten regular-season titles in the last eight years (2017, 2019, 2023, 2024). Painter has now won five Big Ten regular-season titles, tied for the seventh most in Big Ten history. In the last 50 years, only Bob Knight (11), Tom Izzo (10) and Gene Keady (6) have won more league titles. Saturday’s win was the 57th Big Ten win for the senior class (last four years), tying a school record for most wins by a class in league play.
Purdue has won at least 15 games in Big Ten play for the second straight year, the first time since 1995 and 1996 it has won 15 or more league games in consecutive seasons. Purdue has now won 15 or more league games in four of the last seven seasons. Its 84 wins over the last three seasons are now the most in school history. Purdue needs just one more regular-season win to tie the school record for most regular-season victories in school history.
Purdue is essentially a lock for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Boilermakers are No. 1 in both résumé-based metrics (ESPN’s strength of record and KPI) and tied with UConn for the most Q1 wins and have the most Q1 and Q2 wins in the country. Painter’s team owns stellar victories over Arizona, Tennessee, Marquette, Alabama and Illinois. The only concern is a defense that has allowed more than one point per possession in five straight games and seven of the past eight, including at least 1.11 points per possession in four of the past five.
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College Basketball Vegas Odds
| Week 18 Online College Basketball Betting Odds Subject to Change | SPREAD | MONEYLINE | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| #12 Illinois | -2 | TBA | O 164 |
| #3 Purdue | +2 | TBA | U 164 |
Why Bet on Illinois Fighting Illini?
No. 12 Illinois (22-7, 13-5) kept its slim Big Ten title hopes alive with a third straight win Saturday, 91-83 at Wisconsin, winning for the seventh straight time in the series. That represents the Illini’s longest winning streak in the series since it took 16 in a row over the Badgers from 1981-89. Wisconsin beat Illinois 15 consecutive times before this stretch. The Illini also became the first visiting team to win four straight at the Kohl Center, which has served as the Badgers’ home arena since 1998.
Illinois Last 5
| @ Wisconsin – W91-83 |
| vs Minnesota – W105-97 |
| vs Iowa – W95-85 |
| @ Penn State – L90-89 |
| @ Maryland – W85-80 |
After Wisconsin’s John Blackwell sank a 3-pointer to tie the game at 68-all with 5:44 remaining, the Illini’s Marcus Domask scored six points during a 13-3 run that enabled Illinois to seize control. Domask started the spurt with a basket that put the Illini ahead for good with 5:25 left. Over the final 5:44 of play, the Illini outscored the Badgers, 23-15, while the team’s 91 points were their most against Wisconsin in 35 years.
Domask finished with a team-high 31 points, his third outing this season with 30+ points. Scoring in double figures for the 19th time in his last 20 games, Domask knocked down a season-high four 3-pointers, and he made six of his final seven field-goal attempts. He also amassed eight rebounds and three assists, both of which were team-best marks, and he made one block. Domask eclipsed 700 career rebounds in Saturday’s game and is now one of only three active NCAA Division I players nationally with 2,000+ points and 700+ rebounds for his career.
Terrence Shannon Jr. followed up his 29-point effort on Wednesday night with a 23-point showing against the Badgers. It marked Shannon’s team-leading 14th game of the season with 20+ points. He ranks second in the Big Ten in scoring at 21.9 points per game, the highest scoring average by an Illini in 51 years, since Nick Weatherspoon’s 25.0 ppg in 1973. Shannon made three 3-pointers, all of which came in the first half, and he went 8-for-9 from the free-throw line. He also grabbed five boards, dished out two assists, and was credited with a team-high two steals.
Coleman Hawkins totaled 13 points, nine of which came in the second half, en route to his third straight double-digit scoring outing. Going 4-for-4 from the stripe, Hawkins hauled in seven rebounds, including two on the offensive glass, and he made two blocks, his eighth game with multiple swats. He also tacked on one assist.
The Illini have scored at least 80 points in nine straight games, their longest such streak since the 1988-89 team collected 80-plus points in 12 consecutive games on its way to the Final Four. It was Illinois’ 1,900th all-time victory, as the Fighting Illini became the 13th NCAA Division I program in the 1,900-win club. Illinois is the Big Ten’s winningest team in conference play since the start of 2019-20 with an overall record of 68-30 (.694) in league games over the last five seasons.
Saturday’s win guaranteed Illinois a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament. Head coach Brad Underwood is just the second coach in Fighting Illini history with five straight 20-win seasons, joining Lou Henson, who accomplished the feat nine years in a row from 1983 to 1991.
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NCAA Basketball Betting Lines
#3 Purdue vs #12 Illinois Expert Prediction
Purdue 78, Illinois 77
NCAA Basketball Odds to Win Championship – Top 10
| UConn Huskies +490 | Houston Cougars +660 |
| Purdue Boilermakers +730 | Arizona Wildcats +1175 |
| Tennessee Volunteers +1200 | North Carolina Tar Heels +2000 |
| Auburn Tigers +2100 | Iowa State Cyclones +2200 |
| Marquette Golden Eagles +2300 | Duke Blue Devils +2400 |
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2022 #13 Illinois vs #3 Purdue
How to Bet Illinois at Purdue NCAA Basketball Odds & TV Info
No. 13 Illinois and No. 3 Purdue played one of the most entertaining games of the season a few weeks ago and they face off again in Big Ten action Tuesday from West Lafayette, with the Boilers as short favorites on the NCAAB odds.
- When: Tuesday, 9 PM ET
- Where: Mackey Arena
- TV: ESPN
- Stream: ESPN app
- Radio: Tunein.com
- Opening NCAAB Lines: Purdue -5.5 total 148.5
Last Meeting
On Jan. 17, Purdue won at Illinois 96-88 in double overtime. Sasha Stefanovic scored 22 points, including a go-ahead 3 at the start of double overtime. Stefanovic went 5 of 8 on 3-point tries and also had eight rebounds. His last-second shot from long range fell short as the regulation buzzer sounded. Illinois guards Andre Curbelo and Alfonso Plummer made baskets in the final seconds of regulation and the first overtime before the Boilermakers broke away. Plummer led the Illini with 24 points, shooting 6 of 12 on 3s. Illinois star center Kofi Cockburn was held to 10 points on 3-of-9 shooting in 22 minutes before he fouled out early in the first overtime.
Why Bet on Illinois?
Illinois (17-5) won its fourth game in a row Saturday, 74-57 at Indiana. Hoosiers preseason All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis missed the final 15 1/2 minutes of the first half because of foul trouble. The Illini’s Jacob Grandison started a decisive 16-3 run with back-to-back 3s, the second giving Illinois a 48-45 lead — its first since less than three minutes into the game. Illinois spent the rest of the game pulling away.
“I thought the game turned when Jacob made those two 3s. We never really recovered from it,” Hoosiers coach Mike Woodson said. “They put a solid 40-minute ballgame together and we put a 20-minute ballgame together.”
Trent Frazier and Kofi Cockburn combined for 26 second-half points for the Illini. Frazier led the scoring attack with 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field while dishing out four assists. While Cockburn had a slow start to the game, he finished the game with 17 points, eight rebound and two steals. His defensive effort against Jackson-Davis in the second half led to just 29% shooting from the Hoosiers in the final 20 minutes. Since missing two games while in concussion protocol, Cockburn has been as dominant as ever, averaging 25.3 points and 9.7 rebounds in three games, while shooting 65.3% from the field.
The 17-point win was the Illini’s largest margin of victory ever at IU’s Assembly Hall, which opened 50 years ago. It was Illinois’ largest margin of victory at Indiana since the No. 8 Illini beat the No. 12 Hoosiers by 24 (96-72) on January 14, 1956. Illinois held Indiana to season lows in points (57), shooting percentage (.357), and field goals made (20).
During its four-game winning streak, Illinois’ defense has held opponents to an average of 58.8 points on combined 36.2% shooting, including 21.7% from three. Illinois has now won eight of its last nine Big Ten road games, and 13 of its last 15.
Why Bet on Purdue?
The Boilers (20-3) won their fifth in a row Saturday, 82-76 over Michigan. Leading by one point, Purdue used a 10-0 run to expand its lead to 55-44 with 13:48 to go. Michigan wasn’t finished, cutting the deficit to 76-72 on a 3-pointer by Jones with 2:19 to go, but could get no closer. The Wolverines were hurt by back-to-back turnovers.
Purdue’s big three of Jaden Ivey, Zach Edey and Trevion Williams combined for 55 points, 23 rebounds and 10 assists. Ivey had 23 points, his third straight 20-point game.
It marked the second-most combined points the trio has scored this season (Indiana State – 60). Purdue became the first program in league history to win 1,000 conference games. Purdue is now 1,000 – 686 in Big Ten Conference games. It was Matt Painter’s 400th career victory in his 18th season as a collegiate head coach (25 at Southern Illinois, 375 at Purdue).
Purdue has scored 80-plus points in five straight Big Ten games for the first time since doing it in seven straight games from Jan. 18 to Feb. 10, 1998. The win gave Purdue 20 victories for the 12th time in 17 seasons under Painter. Purdue is 20-3 (or better) for the sixth time since the 1979-80 season and third time under Painter (2021-22, 2017-18, 2009-10).
Purdue has not trailed in three of its last five games (Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota). In its other two victories, it trailed Northwestern for 1:23 and Ohio State for 4:37. Over its last 108 games at Mackey Arena, Purdue is 97-11.
Purdue has now shot over 50 percent in 14 of its 23 games this season, the second-most games in the country. Purdue is 58-2 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring at least 80 points, having won 36 straight games.
If the Boilers beat Illinois, they will also pull into a tie atop the Big Ten with the Illini.
Expert Prediction
- Purdue 80, Illinois 78
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