Marquette vs Purdue Prediction 12/13/2025 Today’s College Basketball Picks

The Marquette Golden Eagles and the Purdue Boilermakers meet Saturday in college basketball action from the Mackey Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Purdue Boilermakers prediction.

Marquette Golden Eagles Recap

The Marquette Golden Eagles come into this game looking to rebound from their 96-76 loss at the hands of Wisconsin last time out to sit at 5-5 this season. After this game, Marquette will take on Georgetown at home.

Golden Eagles Alternate Wins & Losses In 5 Straight

Chase Ross leads the Golden Eagles in scoring with 19.5 PPG and in assists with 3.6 APG along with 4.2 RPG while Nigel James Jr. has 12.2 PPG along with 2.7 RPG and 3.6 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Marquette up to this point in the year. Ben Gold also has 9.5 PPG with a team-high 7.2 RPG to lead the Golden Eagles in rebounding while Zaide Lowery’s added 8.9 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Royce Parham has 8.1 PPG with 5 RPG as well this season. As a team, Marquette is averaging 80.9 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three and 71.9% from the foul line this season.

Purdue Boilermakers Recap

The Purdue Boilermakers come into this game looking to add on to their 85-57 win over Minnesota last time out to sit at 9-1 this season. After this game, Purdue will take on Auburn.

Boilermakers Bounce Back From First L

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.

Marquette Golden Eagles @ Purdue Boilermakers Betting Trends: December 13, 2025

Why the Purdue Boilermakers will win

• Purdue has won each of its last 24 day games at Mackey Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Marquette has lost nine of its last 10 day games against the Big Ten Conference.
• Purdue has won the first half in 23 of its last 24 day games at Mackey Arena against non-AP-ranked opponents.

Total Points Facts

• Eight of Marquette’s last nine games against Top 10 AP-ranked opponents have produced a total of 153 or fewer points.
• Each of the last four games between Marquette and Purdue have produced a total of 153 or fewer points.

Matchup/League Facts

• Purdue ranks 2nd among Division 1 teams for opponent free throw attempts per game this season (12.3).
• Purdue ranks 3rd among Division 1 teams for opponent free throws made per game this season (8.4).
• Marquette ranks T25th among Division 1 teams for steals per game this season (9.9).
• Marquette ranks T41st among Division 1 teams for opponent turnovers per game this season (15.4).

Marquette Golden Eagles vs. Purdue Boilermakers Prediction

I’m on Purdue here. It’s a massive number for a Marquette team that we’ve seen over the years be well coached under Shaka Smart, the problem is that this is not the same Marquette team of years past and the Boilers have been able to steamroll teams in spots this season and I think Marquette gets pummelled here. Give me the Boilermakers in a beatdown.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Purdue -18.5