Auburn vs Purdue Prediction 12/20/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Auburn Tigers and the Purdue Boilermakers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Auburn Tigers vs. Purdue Boilermakers prediction.

Auburn Tigers Recap

The Auburn Tigers come into this game looking to add on to their 92-78 win over Chattanooga last time out to sit at 8-3 on the year. After this game, Auburn will head home for a game against Queens.

Tigers Win 3 Of Last 4

Keyshawn Hall leads the Tigers in scoring and rebounding with 20.9 PPG and 8.8 RPG along with 2.2 APG while KeShawn Murphy has 10.1 PPG along with 5.7 RPG. Kevin Overton has 10.6 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Tahaad Pettiford has 16.1 PPG with a team-high 2.5 APG to lead the Tigers in assists and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers up to this point in the year. Elyjah Freeman has 9 PPG with 5.5 RPG as well this season. As a team, Auburn is averaging 86.5 PPG on 47.6% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 73.5% from the foul line this season.

Purdue Boilermakers Recap

The Purdue Boilermakers come into this game looking to add on to their 79-59 win over Marquette last time out to sit at 10-1 on the year. After this game, Purdue will head home for a game against Kent State.

Boilermakers Win Back-To-Back Games

Fletcher Loyer leads the Boilermakers in scoring with 14 PPG along with 2.2 RPG while Trey Kaufman-Renn has 13.9 PPG with a team-high 10.6 RPG to lead the Boilermakers in rebounding so far this season. Braden Smith has 13.3 PPG with 3.9 RPG and a team-high 9.1 APG to lead Purdue in assists and Oscar Cluff’s added 11.4 PPG with 9.1 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Purdue up to this point in the year. As a team, Purdue is averaging 85.2 PPG on 50.2% shooting from the field, 40.3% from three and 73.4% from the foul line this season.

Auburn Tigers @ Purdue Boilermakers Betting Trends: December 20, 2025

Why the Purdue Boilermakers will win

• Purdue has won each of its last eight night games.
• Auburn has lost each of its last four games against Top 10 AP-ranked opponents.
• Purdue has won the first half in each of its last 12 Saturday night games as an AP-ranked team.

Why the Auburn Tigers will win

• Auburn has won nine of its last 10 games against the Big Ten Conference.
• Purdue has lost four of its last five games against AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue.
• Auburn has won the first half in seven of its last eight December games as an AP-ranked team.

Total Points Facts

• Nineteen of Purdue’s last 20 night games at a neutral venue have produced a total of 152 or fewer points.
• Each of Auburn’s last seven games have produced a total of 156+ points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Purdue ranks 2nd among Division 1 teams for opponent free throws made per game this season (8.6).
• Purdue ranks 2nd among Division 1 teams for opponent free throw attempts per game this season (12.5).
• Auburn ranks 363rd among Division 1 teams for opponent free throw percentage this season (78.6%).
• Auburn ranks 13th among Division 1 teams for free throws made per game this season (20.7).

Auburn Tigers vs. Purdue Boilermakers Prediction

I’m on Purdue in this one. I get the case to be made for Auburn as this is still a quality Tigers program, but we’ve really seen Auburn fall short against top-tier competition and Purdue is right up there. The Boilermakers don’t have a true home game here, but Purdue has plenty of veteran experience and talent to take it to Auburn to get a sizeable win and cover in this one. Give me Purdue.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Purdue -8.5