Indiana vs. Purdue odds, line: College basketball picks, predictions from proven model on 16-8 run

Purdue looks to claim a piece of first place in the Big Ten when it travels to Indiana on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.  It’s been a season to forget for Indiana (13-12, 4-10 Big Ten), but the Hoosiers are a tough 10-4 on the season at Assembly Hall. Conversely, 15th-ranked Purdue (18-7, 11-3) is just 3-5 away from home. The Boilermakers are five-point sports book favorites with the over-under for total points scored at 130.5 in the latest Indiana vs. Purdue odds. Before you lock in your own Indiana vs. Purdue picks, check out the college basketball predictions from SportsLine’s proven model. 

The model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has raked in the winnings for those following its picks. Over the past two years, the SportsLine Projection Model has returned over $5,200 to $100 players on its top-rated college basketball picks. It also entered Week 16 of the 2018-19 college basketball season on a blistering 16-8 run on top-rated college basketball side picks either against the spread or on the money line. Anyone who has followed it is way up.

Now it has locked in on Purdue vs. Indiana. We can tell you it’s leaning over, but it has also locked in a confident against-the-spread pick that hits in over 50 percent of simulations. You can only see that selection at SportsLine.

The model knows the Boilermakers are playing some of their best ball lately. They’ve won nine of 10 and are in the hunt for a Big Ten regular-season title with a favorable schedule in front of them.

And they have star power in Carsen Edwards. The 6-1 junior averages 24.4 ppg, double that of anyone else on the team. He’s led Purdue in scoring in all but three contests. But the team has showcased depth when needed, highlighted by a 73-63 win over Michigan State in which Edwards was just 4-of-19 shooting but four other players scored in double figures.

But just because the Boilermakers have been red-hot and have a go-to star doesn’t mean they’ll cover the Purdue vs. Indiana spread on Tuesday.

Indiana started the season 12-2 before an unexpected free fall pushed the Hoosiers out of Big Ten contention. But despite the struggles, IU has several impressive victories under its belt, including against Louisville and Marquette, and one at Michigan State just two weeks ago.

Indiana has a pair of standouts in 6-6 freshman Romeo Langford (17.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg) and 6-8 senior Juwan Morgan (15.3 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.5 bpg). The Hoosiers have been more competitive when Langford gets going — they’re 4-5 in Big Ten games when the frosh leads the team in scoring, and 0-5 when anyone else does. He had just four points on 2-of-10 shooting at Purdue on Jan. 19 — one can expect a much-stronger effort Tuesday.

So who wins Purdue vs. Indiana? And which side of the spread can you bank on in over 50 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Purdue vs. Indiana spread to jump on, all from the advanced model that is up more than $5,200 on its college basketball picks the past two years, and find out.