The No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers are on the road in Madison for a big matchup with the No. 6 Wisconsin Badgers. The Badgers are coming off an 80-72 loss to Nebraska, and Purdue is looking for their eight consecutive win after just getting by Northwestern in overtime on Wednesday.
The Badgers are 2-2 against ranked teams, and the Boilermakers are 5-0 against ranked teams.
The two have split the last four matchups by five or less points in each contest. Despite Zach Edey’s dominance over the years, Wisconsin always finds a way to keep it close in what are usually tough defensive battles.
The game-high in the last four games is 74 points, which is 10 points less than what Purdue averages per contest this season. In their last matchup, Edey was held to just 17 points on 7-for-9 from the field. The front court combination of Steven Crowl and Tyler Wahl is what made it possible, and both are back this year for the Badgers.
Given how tight this battle has been over the years, fans definitely don’t want to miss this matchup. Purdue is 4-6-0 against the spread (ATS), and Wisconsin is 6-3-1 ATS. This is arguably the best sports event on the calendar this weekend, so let’s look at the odds and prediction for Purdue vs. Wisconsin.