The Purdue Boilermakers will try to pay off for their supporters on Friday when they play host to the Spartans at Conseco Fieldhouse in NCAAB action.

It's a game in the Big Ten Tournament, which will decide the conference title, not to mention deciding which teams make the Field of 68. The game is being played at Conseco Fieldhouse, which makes it technically a neutral site match.

The Boilermakers sport records of 25-6 and 18-9 ATS heading into this battle, while the Spartans have 18-13 and 10-18-1 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 14-13 for the Boilermakers and 10-18 for the Spartans.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Boilermakers at No. 14 and the Spartans at No. 72 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 80-70 result in favor of the Boilermakers.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Purdue has the nation's No. 66-rated offensive output, at 73.2 PPG. The visiting Spartans defense ranks No. 137 allowing on average 66.7 PPG. The Boilermakers FG% has averaged 45% so far, more than the Spartans marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.6% per game.

Defensively, Michigan State features the nation's No. 213-rated defense on the road, allowing 71.8 points per game. Purdue, meanwhile, comes in at No. 88 nationally in scoring at home.

Last time out for Michigan State, they were a 66-61 Sportsbook as they battled Iowa. They failed to cover in the match as a 7-point favorite.

Purdue was a 67-65 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Iowa. They failed to cover the 9.5–point spread as favorites. JaJuan Johnson scored 22 points and chipped in with 12 rebounds for a double-double, but his team still lost 67-65 against Iowa in college basketball action at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.


Michigan State Spartans Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Iowa are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

Purdue Boilermakers Trends:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
After playing Iowa are 8-2
After a loss are 7-3

A few Spartans at Boilermakers trends to consider:
Purdue is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Purdue's last 19 games when playing Michigan State
Purdue is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Michigan State