#1 BIG TEN GAME OF THE YEAR | LARGEST BET YTD
- Handicapper
- William Burns
- League
- NCAAB
- Competition
- Purdue vs Indiana
- Release Date
- 01/26/2026 07:30 PM
- Event Date
- 01/27/2026 09:00 PM
- Bet Type
- Point Spread
- Pick
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Purdue -3 (-110)
(BetOnline)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- (#645) Purdue Boilermakers | ATS | .
Coming off consecutive losses, people are starting to wonder whether the Boilermakers are as legit as they were earlier on this season. I firmly believe that they still are. Purdue began the year 17-1 and has wins over teams like Iowa, Auburn, Texas Tech, @Alabama & @USC. For how good this team is, I simply don't see Purdue losing a third straight contest.
Looking at Indiana, it's been a bit of a rocky season so far. The Hoosiers did have great success in College Football winning the National Title Game a few weekends ago. But, they've lost four of their past five games and that incudes two home games against both Nebraska and Iowa. Indiana's simply not at the same level as some of these top Big Ten schools this season.
Overall, Purdue's the much stronger rebounding team and has some of the best playmaking in the country with Braden Smith at the point guard position. Trey Kaufman-Renn is due for a monstrous performance and I expect him to get one here on Tuesday. This is my #1 BIG TEN GAME OF THE YEAR.
Burns' Prediction: 82-70 Purdue.
**Good at B10 GOY status until -7.0
