Purdue Boilermakers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/17/2022

Game Time: 12:00 pm ET, Monday, January 17, 2022

Venue:  State Farm Center, Champaign, IL

Where to Watch:  Fox

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Purdue +2.5, Illinois -2.5; Over/Under:  149 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Purdue +2.5, Illinois -2.5; Over/Under:  149 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Purdue +1.5, Illinois -1.5; Over/Under:  149.5 points

 

Purdue Boilermakers:  14-2 (6th place, Big Ten)

Illinois Fighting Illini:  13-3 (1st place, Big Ten)

 

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Purdue Boilermakers:  4-1 last 5

Illinois Fighting Illini:  5-0 last 5

 

 

 

Purdue is coming into this game with a 14-2 record overall and they are 1-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 6th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 3-2 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Wisconsin Badgers but they have gone on a 2 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Nebraska Cornhuskers in their last game. Zach Edey led the team in points in that game with 22 while Jaden Ivey was next on the team with 17 points. Ivey led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Edey led the team in rebounds with 9. They were 49.2% from the field, 31% from 3-point range, and 70.4% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 85.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.5 PPG against them. Purdue has an ATS record of 8-8 this season and their O/U record is 10-6.

 

 

Illinois is coming into this game with a 13-3 record overall and they are 8-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 7th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 6-0 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Arizona Wildcats but they have gone on a 6 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Saint Francis Red Flash, the Missouri Tigers, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Maryland Terrapins, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and the Michigan Wolverines in their last game. Kofi Cockburn led the team in points in that game with 21 while Trent Frazier was next on the team with 18 points. Frazier led the team in assists in that game with 7 while Cockburn led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 46.8% from the field, 30% from 3-point range, and 85.7% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 79.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.3 PPG against them. Illinois has an ATS record of 9-7 this season and their O/U record is 10-6.

 

Illinois is coming into this contest as a 2.5 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Illinois have been heating up in their recent games coming into this one winning 6 straight games, all of those wins coming by double digits. Purdue has been better this season and they have only played in 2 road games so far, losing one of those to a conference opponent. Illinois is playing very well right now and they are going to be tough to stop at home. The best bet to place in this game is on Illinois to cover the spread here.

 

Purdue Illinois Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Monday, January 17, 2022 (12:00 pm ET start time) is Illinois 83 Purdue 71.

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Purdue Boilermakers: 10-6 O/U in all games. 26-18 O/U after a conference game. 16-6 O/U after failing to cover 4 or 5 of their last 6 against the spread. 5-2 O/U off a home win by 10 points or more. 6-3 O/U after playing a home game.

Illinois Fighting Illini: 11-5 ATS when the line is +3 to -3. 7-3 ATS when the total is 150 to 159.5. 31-18 ATS against conference opponents. 12-6 ATS in January games. 28-19 ATS after a conference game. 31-23 ATS after playing a game as favorite. 21-15 ATS after 3 straight games forcing opponent to commit 14 or less turnovers.

 

 

Purdue Boilermakers:  B. Waddell (F) out for season - Knee injury.

Illinois Fighting Illini:  A. Hutcherson (G) out for season - Hernia. A. Curbelo (G) Out indefinitely - Neck injury.

 

 

“Looking back at the games we lost, I just felt we were getting disrespect from a lot of people saying we can’t do this or can’t do that. I just came out fired up today and I’ve got to do that every night.” - Jaden Ivey after their win against Nebraska.

 

 

“Whatever you want to call it, it was all that. One of the really hard challenges is finding out right before the game that the other team’s key figures is not going to play. You put a lot of time into scout. You put a lot of time into preparation, guarding actions, thinking how they’re going to play based on what they do around that individual and all of a sudden it all goes out the window. I give Juwan a ton of credit." - Brad Underwood after his team’s win against a shorthanded Michigan.

 

 

 

Z. Edey 

C. Furst 

J. Ivey 

Sasha Stefanovic 

I. Thompson

 

K. Cockburn

T. Frazier 

J. Grandison 

A. Plummer

D. Williams

 

 

PPG: J. Ivey (16.3)

APG: S. Stefanovic (3.9)

Reb/G: T. Williams (8.6)

 

PPG: K. Cockburn (21.9)

APG: A. Curbelo (5.5)

Reb/G: K. Cockburn (12.3)

 

Coaches:

Purdue Boilermakers: Matt Painter (17th season)

Illinois Fighting Illini: Brad Underwood (5th season)