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Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Purdue Boilermakers
The Illinois Fighting Illini and the Purdue Boilermakers will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Mackey Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Boilermakers as -5.5-point favorites versus the Fighting Illini, while the game's total opened at 152.
In their last action, Purdue was a 82-76 winner at home against Wolverines. They failed to cover the -9.5-point spread as favorites.
In their last action, Illinois was a 74-57 winner on the road against Hoosiers. They covered the -2-point spread as favorites.
Illinois:
Team record: 17-5 SU,11-11 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Illinois is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Illinois's last 24 games on the road
Illinois is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Purdue
Purdue:
Team record: 20-3 SU,12-11 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Purdue is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Purdue is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Purdue's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Illinois home to Northwestern Sunday, February 13
Purdue at Michigan Thursday, February 10