Illinois Fighting Illini vs Purdue Boilermakers Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

On Friday night, a highly anticipated Top Ten matchup in the Big Ten takes place as the #9 Illinois Fighting Illini (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten) travel to take on the #1 Purdue Boilermakers (13-1, 2-1 Big Ten). Purdue is the favorite, having won their last meeting by five at home, while Illinois comes off a 96-66 victory over Northwestern. Tipoff is scheduled for 8:30 EST from Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana and can be seen on FS1.

Betting Odds

Moneyline: Fighting Illini +425 | Boilermakers -600

Spread: Fighting Illini +10.5 (-110) | Boilermakers -10.5 (-110)

Total: Over/Under 155 (-110)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Purdue will win straight-up is 86%.

Illinois Fighting Illini

Illinois recently suspended their top scorer Terrence Shannon Jr. but still managed to defeat Northwestern by 30 points in their first true test without him. The team is now headed by Marcus Domask, a 6'6 senior averaging 13.2 PPG and 4.6 RPG, with scoring support from Quincy Guerrier, a 6'8 senior forward (11.0 PPG and 7.4 RPG) and Coleman Hawkins, a 6'10 post player (10.3 PPG and 5.5 RPG). Dain Dainja is a 6'9 forward providing 7.5 PPG and 4.3 RPG. With a power ranking of 5, Illinois is ranked #8 overall according to KenPom with their offense #12 and defense #18. They are 11-2 (9-4 ATS) and average 83.92 PPG and allow 65.54 per game. They hit an average of 48.28% of field goals, 70.72% free throws, and 34.51% of their three pointers. Defensively, Illinois allows 37.76% of field goals, 66.67% free throws and 31.13% of three pointers.