Purdue Boilermakers NCAA Final Four Odds, Picks & Predictions: The Purdue University Boilermakers mens basketball team are the fourth-seed in the South Region of the 2010 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament and have advanced to the Sweet 16 and will play South Regional top-seed Duke for the chance to advance to the round of eight. Purdue has advanced to the final 16 two years in a row.
Purdue claimed a share of the Big Ten regular-season title, before losing to Minnesota in the semis of the conference tournament. The Boilermakers have since opened this NCAA tournament with two tough wins, 72-64 over Siena and 63-61 over Texas A&M Sunday.
College basketball oddsmakers at online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com list the odds of Purdue's winning the South Region and moving to the Final Four at +550. Odds on Purdue winning the NCAA National Championship are +4500.
Purdue is 6-3 in NCAA Tournament games under head coach Matt Painter and has never defeated a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament (0-4).
NCAA Predictions: While Purdue isn't the most glamorous team in the NCAA Tournament, they do carry a pretty big stick. There are still some teams in the competition better than Purdue but we're not sure if Duke is one of them. Purdue is a good betting choice in its game with Duke while getting +8 1/2 points.
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