The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers (13-1, 2-1 Big Ten) visit the No. 23 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-3, 2-0) for a Big Ten tussle Thursday. The opening tip at Value City Arena will be at 7 p.m. ET (FS1). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Purdue vs. Ohio State odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and bets. Rankings courtesy of the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. Purdue was undefeated before losing to Rutgers 65-64 Monday. The Boilermakers failed to cover as 8.5-point favorites, and that’s part of a long trend as they’re is 0-7-1 against the spread (ATS) since Nov. 30. A team with the 3rd-best defense in the Big Ten (60.9 points per game) has often been undone ATS by pedestrian shooting efforts on offense. The Buckeyes have won 3 straight games and 5 of their last 6. Four of those recent 5 wins were at…
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