BIG AL's NCAA HOOPS ELITE INFO (7-3 TY)
- Handicapper
- Al McMordie
- League
- NCAAB
- Competition
- Illinois State vs Purdue
- Release Date
- 11/09/2026 03:54 AM
- Event Date
- 11/09/2026 08:40 PM
- Bet Type
- Point Spread
- Pick
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Purdue -15.5 (-110)
(Consensus Line)
- Outcome
- Win
- Analysis
- At 8:30 pm, our selection is on the Purdue Boilermakers minus the points over Illinois State. The Boilermakers went 23-8 in the regular season last year, but are 0-2 this season after losing to #15 Gonzaga in the Hall of Fame Series season-opener in Las Vegas, and to Valparaiso here, in West Lafayette, on Friday. The Boilers were 19.5-point favorites vs. the Crusaders. I look for Purdue to bounce back, as Game 3 favorites that won 19+ regular season games the previous season have cashed 65.3% after starting the season 0-2. And Purdue is 38-16-1 ATS at home off a SU/ATS loss where it failed to cover the spread by 7+ points. Lay it. Good luck, as always...Al McMordie.
