The Michigan Wolverines will hit the floor running against the visiting Purdue Boilermakers Saturday, looking to improve their record and boost wagering bankrolls in the process.

The Wolverines sport records of 21-7 and 15-10 ATS heading into this battle, while the Boilermakers have 18-10 and 14-12 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 10-14-1 for the Wolverines and 15-11 for the Boilermakers.



View Purdue vs Michigan Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook NCAAB line for this matchup, Michigan sat as 5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 129-rated Wolverines and the No. 111-ranked Boilermakers, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 74-72 result in favor of the Wolverines.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Boilermakers is ranked No. 233 in NCAA hoops at 33.4 per game. Contrast that with Michigan’s No. 307 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Michigan is the No. 27-ranked team in the country at 8.2 per game, while Purdue rates No. 40 at 7.9 per game.

Defensively, Purdue features the nation's No. 218-rated defense on the road, allowing 71.7 points per game. Michigan, meanwhile, comes in at No. 251 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Purdue was an 83-65 Sportsbook at home against Nebraska. They covered the 10.5-point spread as favorites. Purdue got 29 points from Robbie Hummel en route to an 83-65 victory over Nebraska on Wednesday at Mackey Arena.

Michigan won its last outing, a 67-55 result against Northwestern on February 21. They covered in that game as a 2.5-point underdog. The Wolverines grabbed a 67-55 win over the Wildcats on Tuesday, behind a 19-point effort from Trey Burke at Welsh-Ryan Arena.


Purdue Boilermakers Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Penn State are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Michigan Wolverines Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Illinois are 7-3
After playing Northwestern are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

A few Boilermakers at Wolverines trends to consider:
Purdue is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Michigan
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Michigan's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Michigan's last 7 games
Michigan is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games


Next up:
Purdue home to Penn State, Wednesday, February 29
Michigan at Illinois, Thursday, March 1