Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind., will be rocking Wednesday (6:30 PM Eastern) when No. 11 Purdue (20-5, 9-3 BIG TEN) hosts No. 10 Wisconsin (19-5, 9-3) in a crucial BIG TEN battle. Both squads share second-place in the league standings but trail Ohio State by two games. It will be interesting to see how the Badgers have maintained focus following their upset of then No. 1 Ohio State over the weekend. Keeping up to date on current NCAA Basketball Point Spreads, will equip the college basketball fan with the best tools for smart hoops betting – All the way through the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
Odds makers at most offshore sports shops list the Boilermakers as 4 1/2-chalk home favorites with a posted total of 125. Badgers' backers are getting +165 odds on the offshore money line while Purdue is giving -190 for a SU win.
Early betting trends show 58 percent of spreads action falling on the Boilermakers while 74 percent of money line action wagered on Purdue to win SU. A strong majority (94 percent) of totals action is on the combined game score to go OVER 125 points. Make sure to get NCAA Basketball Predictions Expert Reno Gold's Free Early 2011 Men's NCAA Tournament Winner in today.
Purdue is riding a six-game SU home winning streak against BIG TEN competition this year and has been profitable for backers by going 5-1 ATS in those games. On the year, the Boilermakers are 7-5 ATS against the league. The schools last met on Feb. 1 at Madison where the Badgers came away with a 66-59 victory, as a 5-chalk favorite. For the game, the 138 points scored went OVER the posted 125 total.
Wisconsin has won seven of its last eight games SU and is 5-3 ATS. The Badgers are currently riding a four game SU winning streak. In five road games against conference competition Wisconsin is 2-3 SU and ATS.
In what appears to be a great game, I’m picking Purdue to show Wisconsin the door after handing them a nice loss. NCAAB Spreads BEST BET – Boilermakers -4 ½.
