Oregon vs. Purdue betting: College basketball preview for January 18

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The No. 13 Oregon Ducks (15-2, 4-2 Big Ten) will try to extend a three-game winning streak when they host the No. 17 Purdue Boilermakers (14-4, 6-1 Big Ten) at 3:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 18, 2025 as 2.5-point favorites. The Boilermakers have won six games in a row. The matchup has an over/under of 147.5 points.

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Oregon Cover -2.5 vs Purdue -113

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Oregon vs. Purdue betting lines

  • Oregon moneyline odds to win: -149
  • Purdue moneyline odds to win: +124
  • Spread: Oregon (-2.5)
  • Total: 147.5

Oregon statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread, Oregon has played worse at home, covering three times in nine home games, and two times in four road games.
  • The Ducks have exceeded the over/under in five of nine home games (55.6%), compared to two of four road games (50%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Oregon has won a lower percentage of its games when playing at home (.778) compared to away games (1.000).

Recent trends

  • The Ducks have seen a downturn in scoring recently, putting up 78.1 points per game in their last 10 outings, 1.3 points fewer than the 79.4 they’ve scored this season.
  • Oregon’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (72.5) is 2.3 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (70.2).
  • During their past 10 contests, the Ducks are making the same number of three-pointers per game as their season long average (7.8), while shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (36.4% compared to 35.0% season-long).

Oregon betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 9-8-0 (Home: 3-6-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 2.5+: 6-7-0 (As Favorite: 6-8-0; As Underdog: 3-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 9-8-0 (Home: 5-4-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 12-2 (Home: 7-2; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.8 (91st in nation) 41.5 (82nd) 32.8 (166th) 30.8 (160th) 15.3 (97th) 10.6 (95th)

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Purdue statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Purdue has been better against the spread at home (6-3-0) than on the road (3-2-0) this season.
  • Boilermakers games have finished above the over/under 66.7% of the time at home (six of nine), and 40% of the time away (two of five).
  • The Boilermakers, as moneyline underdogs, have won a higher percentage of games at home (1-0) than away (0-2) this year.

Recent trends

  • The Boilermakers are putting up 77.2 points per contest over their past 10 games, which is 0.7 fewer points than their average for the season (77.9).
  • In its previous 10 games, Purdue is allowing 67.8 points per contest, compared to its season average of 67.9 points allowed.
  • In their last 10 games, the Boilermakers are making 8.9 three-pointers per contest, 0.2 more than their season average (8.7). However, they own a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (37.2%) compared to their season average (39.2%).

Purdue betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-8-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 3-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 2.5+: 1-2-0 (As Favorite: 9-5-0; As Underdog: 1-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-8-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-1 (Home: 8-0; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.8 (13th in nation) 43.2 (178th) 30.3 (306th) 29.6 (99th) 17.7 (17th) 10.4 (76th)
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