TOM'S 4* NCAAB TOP CHALK GAME OF THE WEEK
- Handicapper
- Tom Stryker
- League
- NCAAB
- Competition
- Purdue vs Indiana
- Release Date
- 01/27/2026 01:23 PM
- Event Date
- 01/27/2026 09:00 PM
- Bet Type
- Point Spread
- Pick
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Purdue -4.5 (-115)
(BetMGM)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- #645 PURDUE (-) over Indiana at 9 PM EST
In a really bad mood off a pair of SU and ATS losses in conference play to UCLA and Illinois, Purdue will travel to Bloomington and do a number on Indiana. The Hoosiers enter this rivalry game off a 23-point road win over the Scarlet Knights and head coach Darian DeVries and his players will have their hands full against the Boilermakers.
Holding a 16-5 SU and 12-8-1 ATS record, PU has certainly played well in this series. However, in the last meeting on the very same floor back on February 23rd, 2025, the Boilers (-4) got absolutely smoked 73-58. The memory of that embarrassing loss will keep head coach Matt Painter and his kids focused on the task at hand in this rematch. Thankfully, in conference play hitting the hardwood without steam off back-to-back SU and ATS losses, Purdue owns a magnificent 24-8-1 ATS mark including 23-6-1 ATS provided both participants arrive off a conference battle.
IU's noteworthy 26-11-1 ATS home dog record in its last 38 games is certainly respected and noted. However, in Big Ten play running the court against a foe that arrives without steam off a SU and ATS loss, the Hoosiers own a feeble 88-125-3 ATS record including a miserable 51-94-1 ATS provided they hold a team won/loss percentage of .610 or higher. With those two parameters cranking away and Coach DeVries and his kids priced as a pup of +1.5 or more, this angle drops to a horrible 9-31 ATS.
The Boilermakers are currently looking up in the Big Ten standings at the Fighting Illini, Spartans, Wolverines, and Cornhuskers and Coach Painter and his boys need this win like blood in order to stay in the hunt. Take Purdue. Thanks and best of luck, Tom.
