SATURDAY, MARCH 06, 2010 – #17 Purdue Boilermakers (25-4) vs Penn State Nittany Lions (11-18)
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Team records:
Purdue: 25-4 SU, 12-16-1 ATS
Penn State: 11-18 SU, 13-13-1 ATS
The Penn State Nittany Lions will look to spoil the No. 17 Purdue Boilermakers hopes of sharing the Big 10 Conference regular-season championship with Ohio State when the two tip off at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania on Saturday.
The Boilermakers shredded the Lions 66-46 the last time the two teams met on Jan 31 in West Lafayette.
Purdue, the Big Ten tournament reigning champions, is on fire having won 11 of their last 12 including a 74-55 romp over in-state rival Indiana on Wednesday. Junior guard E’Twaun Moore scored a game-best 21 points, and senior guard Chris Kramer added a season-high 18, while center JaJuan Johnson added 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in the win. The Boilermakers suffered a serious blow when junior forward Robbie Hummel was lost for the season on Feb. 24 with a torn ACL, leaving some to question if Purdue could maintain there charge down the stretch.
The Boilermakers lost to PSU 67-64 in the Jordan Center without Hummel last season.
Meanwhile, the Lions showed they could hang tough with some of the nation’s best teams before falling 67-65 to No. 11 Michigan State. Talor Battle, the team’s only player who consistently averages in double figures, led four other Nittany Lions in double figures with 16 points, six rebounds and eight assists, while Chris Babb also had 16, Jeff Brooks had 13 and David Jackson had 12 in the loss. Six of the Nittany Lions’ 14 conference losses have been by six points or less.
PSU will need to not only shut down Purdue’s E’Twaun Moore, but will need a fierce interior presence if they’re going to contain JaJuan Johnson and make any noise in this one.
Purdue vs. PSU Odds
The odds makers have the Boilermakers as –5-point favorites in this one.
Betting Trends:
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Penn State’s last 11 games when playing Purdue
Penn State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Purdue is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Purdue is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
Purdue is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Penn State
Purdue is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Penn State
Penn State is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Purdue
Penn State is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Free Boilermakers vs. Nittany Lions CBB Pick
I expect Purdue to win this one by double digits.
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Matt Martz is a freelance writer located in Central California. Blessed is the gambler who expects nothing, for ye shall not be disappointed.
