Michigan vs Purdue Prediction 1/24/25 College Basketball Picks

The Michigan Wolverines are visiting the Purdue Boilermakers on Friday, January 24th at the Mackey Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Michigan Wolverines vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction. We will examine:

The Purdue Boilermakers’ recent form and player performance

The Michigan Wolverines’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Purdue Boilermakers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Michigan Wolverines

Recent betting trends in games played between Michigan Wolverines and Purdue Boilermakers

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Michigan Wolverines vs Purdue Boilermakers game

Purdue Boilermakers Preview

The Purdue Boilermakers have a 15-5 record this season and are sitting in third place in the Big 10. Purdue is coming off a 70-73 loss to Ohio State. The Boilermakers are 11-9 against the spread, and 10-9-1 in over/under while having a 9-1 home record. 

Offensively, Purdue is averaging 76.9 points per game, which ranks 126th in the nation. Defensively, they allow 67.7 points per game (75th). The Boilermakers shoot 49% from the field, which is the 22nd-best in the nation, and 38.4% from beyond the arc, which is the 23rd-best nationally. The Boilermakers shoot 72.4% from the free-throw line (158th) and are grabbing 33 rebounds per game (313th).

Trey Kaufmann-Renn leads Purdue in scoring this season, with an average of 18.3 points and a team-high 6.5 rebounds, while Braden Smith adds 15 points, 4.7 rebounds, and a team-high 8.9 assists per game.

Michigan Wolverines Preview

The Michigan Wolverines have a 14-4 record this season and are sitting in second place in the Big Ten. Michigan is coming off an 80-76 win over Northwestern. The Wolverines are 11-7 against the spread, and 11-7 in over/under while having a 3-1 road record.

Offensively, Michigan is averaging 84.6 points per game, which ranks 16th in the nation. Defensively, they are allowing 69.4 points per game (113th). The Wolverines shoot 50.6% from the field which is the 4th-best in the nation and 37.7% from beyond the arc (33rd). The Wolverines shoot 72.1% from the free throw line (174th) and are grabbing 39.2 rebounds per game (43rd).

Vladislav Goldin leads Michigan in scoring this season, with an average of 16.4 points and 6.1 rebounds, while Tre Donaldson adds 12.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and a team-high 4.3 assists per game. Michigan will face Penn State following this one.

Why the Purdue Boilermakers will win

• Purdue has won 26 of its last 27 games at Mackey Arena.
• Michigan has lost five of its last six games after coming off overtime.
• Purdue has won the first half in 23 of its last 24 night games at Mackey Arena.

Why the Michigan Wolverines will win

• Michigan has won six of its last seven games.
• Michigan has won the first half in 11 of its last 12 night games.

Michigan Wolverines vs Purdue Boilermakers Head-to-Head

Purdue is 4-1 in their last 5 meetings against Michigan, but Michigan is 8-1-1 against the spread in their last 10 meetings. Over is 6-2 in their last 8 meetings, and in their most recent meeting last season, Purdue won 84-76 on the road, not covering the spread, as the game went over the point total.

Michigan Wolverines vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction

In this Michigan Wolverines vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, Purdue is coming as a -4.5 home favorites. Both teams have been playing excellent basketball this season, and are in great form lately. Purdue is 6-1 against the spread in their last 7 games, while Michigan is 5-2 against the spread in their last 7. Both teams have elite offenses, scoring 161.5 points per game combined while sitting in the top 22 of the nation in field goal percentage. Purdue is 3-0 to the over in their last 3 home games, while Michigan is 9-1 to the over in their last 10. There will be tons of points scored today, so take the over.