{"id":20032,"date":"2010-03-12T13:43:34","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T18:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=20032"},"modified":"2010-03-12T13:52:42","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T18:52:42","slug":"wildcats-vs-boilermakers-lines-pick-120310","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/wildcats-vs-boilermakers-lines-pick-120310\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildcats vs. Boilermakers Preview | Free Pick (Mar. 12)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2010 &#8211; Northwestern Wildcats vs (5) Purdue Boilermakers<\/h2>\n<p>Welcome to the CappersPicks.com college hoops weekly predictions pages! We KNOW you will find our FREE weekly <a href=\"\/ncaab\/\"><strong>March Madness picks<\/strong><\/a>, tips, betting advice, strategies, CBB gambling articles and more to help you become the best College Hoops bettor on your block!!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST NCAA BASKETBALL CAPPERS ON THE PLANET &amp; DAILY PLAYS!! \u2014&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Northwestern @ Purdue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Records<\/strong>:<br \/>\nNorthwestern: 20-12 SU, 17-10 ATS<br \/>\nPurdue: 26-4 SU, 12-17-1 ATS<\/p>\n<p>Friday, March 12, 6:30 p.m. ET<br \/>\nSportsbook favorite: Purdue -8<br \/>\nBIG TEN MEN&#8217;S TOURNAMENT &#8211; QTR FINALS &#8211; INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA<\/p>\n<p>The big question on everyone\u2019s mind in this Big Ten tournament is whether or not the No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers can repeat as champs without Robbie Hummel.  <\/p>\n<p>Their star forward was averaging 15.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game this season before he tore his ACL on February 24. Can Purdue remain a force without Hummel, who was a big part of their success in last year\u2019s Big Ten tourney?  <\/p>\n<p>To do so against Northwestern tonight, the supporting cast must be better. Hummel and fellow star E\u2019Twaun Moore were dynamite the last time Purdue and Northwestern met but the rest of the Boilermakers shot a horrific 22.6 per cent as the Wildcats prevailed 72-64.  <\/p>\n<p>Even without Hummel, Purdue is probably the better team \u2013 after all, Hummel had missed multiple games with minor injuries throughout the season before he got seriously hurt and the Boilermakers were fine. But I think they\u2019ll have a devil of a time covering the eight-point spread tonight. They\u2019ve failed to cover in five straight games and haven\u2019t beaten a spread since losing Hummel; sportsbooks haven\u2019t adjusted to the injury. <\/p>\n<p>Worse yet, Northwestern is 11-4 ATS over its last 15 battles with Purdue and the Wildcats looked great against an Indiana team that had a pseudo-home-court advantage  with Conseco Fieldhouse hosting the tournament. I like them to beat the spread tonight.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmaker.ag\/latest-promo\/?cmpid=17435_3889\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #FFFFFF;\" src=\"http:\/\/banners.bmaker.ag\/images\/book_basketball_260_180_0.gif?cmpid=3052_1355\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gambling Trends:<\/strong><br \/>\nIllinois is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Wisconsin<br \/>\nWisconsin is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wisconsin&#8217;s last 5 games when playing Illinois<br \/>\nWisconsin is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Illinois<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois&#8217;s last 5 games when playing Wisconsin<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 5 of Illinois&#8217;s last 7 games<br \/>\nIllinois is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 16 of Wisconsin&#8217;s last 21 games <\/p>\n<p><strong>Free Pick: Northwestern +8 <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bmaker.ag\/latest-promo\/?cmpid=17435_3889\">CLICK HERE NOW TO BET AT BOOKMAKER.COM &#8211; THE #1 SITE ONLINE FOR NCAA BASKETBALL BETTING ODDS AND GAMBLING PROMOTIONS!!!!!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<em><strong>Shea Matthews lives and breathes sports. 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