TOM'S 11-0 NCAAB CONFERENCE GAME OF THE WEEK
- Handicapper
- Tom Stryker
- League
- NCAAB
- Competition
- Purdue vs Ohio State
- Release Date
- 03/01/2026 09:14 AM
- Event Date
- 03/01/2026 01:30 PM
- Bet Type
- Point Spread
- Pick
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Purdue -6 (-115)
(BetOnline)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- #823 PURDUE (-) over Ohio St at 1:30 PM EST
In a bad mood off that 76-74 home loss to Michigan State, Purdue will travel to Columbus and do a number on Ohio State. The Buckeyes stumble into this Big Ten battle off a pair of straight up conference losses to the Hawkeyes and Spartans and this will be another tall order for head coach Jake Diebler and his men.
If the surprising blemish to MSU won't have PU fired up for this contest, then the simple fact that skipper Matt Painter and his boys have inked an 0-2 SU and ATS record in their last two games in this series will be more than enough to do the trick. Thankfully, when coming off a straight up loss, Purdue has responded by notching a rewarding 65-25 SU and 53-34 ATS mark provided its opponent slips in without confidence off a straight up loss as well. In this situation fighting a foe that takes the floor with four or more days of rest, the Boilers improve to an elite 37-9 SU and 31-13 ATS including a stunning 33-6 SU and 28-9 ATS if PU checks in off an ATS blemish as well.
Holding a weak 29-25 SU and 23-30-1 ATS record in its last 54 games, Ohio State simply isn't in the same class as Purdue right now. In this run priced competitively between -9.5 and +9.5 points, the Buckeyes fall to a soft 18-22 SU and 14-25-1 ATS. Also, OSU has been at its financial worst when priced as a home dog posting a poor 18-55 SU and 30-42-1 ATS mark in its last 73 tries including a horrible 1-14 SU and 1-13-1 ATS in this situation provided it is going into revenge. With those two parameters cranking away and Coach Diebler and his players not off a blowout victory of 11 points or more, this angle falls to a disturbing 0-12 SU and 0-11-1 ATS.
The Boilermakers desperately want a triple bye in the Big Ten Tournament and they'll likely need to win out in order to achieve that goal. Take Purdue. Thanks, and best of luck, Tom.