Purdue vs. Ohio State betting: College basketball preview for January 21

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The Ohio State Buckeyes (10-8, 2-5 Big Ten) are 9.5-point underdogs as they look to break a three-game losing streak when they visit the No. 11 Purdue Boilermakers (15-4, 7-1 Big Ten) on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Mackey Arena. The game airs at 7:30 PM ET on Peacock. The matchup has an over/under set at 140.5 points.

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Purdue Cover -9.5 vs Ohio State -117

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Purdue vs. Ohio State betting lines

  • Purdue moneyline odds to win: -549
  • Ohio State moneyline odds to win: +403
  • Spread: Purdue (-9.5)
  • Total: 140.5

Purdue statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Purdue sports the same winning percentage against the spread in home games (.667) as it does on the road.
  • The Boilermakers have gone over the over/under more consistently when playing at home, hitting the over in six of nine home matchups (66.7%). In away games, they have hit the over in two of six games (33.3%).
  • Purdue, as a moneyline favorite, has an identical winning percentage at home (8-0 record) and on the road (3-0 record).

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Boilermakers have struggled over their last 10 games, scoring 76.7 points per contest over that span as opposed to the 77.2 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
  • Purdue has been more stingy on defense lately, allowing 65.5 points per game during its past 10 outings compared to the 67.4 points per game its opponents are averaging on the 2024-25 season.
  • While the Boilermakers are knocking down the same number of threes per game over their past 10 contests when compared to their season-long average (8.3), they are doing so while shooting a lower percentage (36.1% from deep over the last 10, 38.5% on the season).

Purdue betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-8-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 4-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 9.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 9-5-0; As Underdog: 2-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 10-9-0 (Home: 6-3-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 13-1 (Home: 8-0; Away: 3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 1-2)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.0 (22nd in nation) 42.9 (152nd) 30.4 (300th) 29.2 (75th) 17.3 (18th) 10.4 (80th)

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Ohio State statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This year, Ohio State is 7-4-0 at home against the spread (.636 winning percentage). Away, it is 1-3-0 ATS (.250).
  • In terms of the over/under, Buckeyes games have gone over six of 11 times at home (54.5%), and one of four away (25%).

Recent trends

  • The Buckeyes have performed worse offensively in their past 10 games, generating 78.2 points per contest, 1.9 fewer points their than season average of 80.1.
  • In its previous 10 games, Ohio State is giving up 75.5 points per contest, 4.1 more points than its season average (71.4).
  • The Buckeyes are sinking 1.7 fewer threes per contest over their previous 10 games (6.2) compared to their season average (7.9), and they are producing a worse three-point percentage over their last 10 games (31.6%) compared to their season mark (37.0%).

Ohio State betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 10-8-0 (Home: 7-4-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 9.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 7-5-0; As Underdog: 3-3-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-10-0 (Home: 6-5-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 8-4 (Home: 7-4; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.0 (47th in nation) 39.5 (27th) 31.8 (231st) 30.7 (156th) 13.7 (186th) 10.6 (101st)
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