College Basketball 2/27

Indiana @ Purdue (PUR -6, 129.5) 7 PM

Look, the Hoosiers have won 3 of 4 and covered in 3 of 4 as well. The heat come in on the Hoosiers because of expectations, but what about the Boilers? They are just 5-9 SU and 4-10 ATS in their last 14 games. They have lost 4 games in a row, including two straight at the all mighty Mackey Arena. The Hoosiers cover and win outright for karma for all the IU sucks on kickoffs. I like the Over tonight as well. The Over is 8-2 in Purdue’s last 10 games overall and 7-1 in Purdue’s last 8 home games. This is also only the third time this season an IU game total is under 130 in which the Over is 2-1 in those games.

Final Score Prediction: Indiana 74 Purdue 69
Best Bet: IU +6
Confidence: 4 Units

Illinois @ Northwestern (ILL -6, 133) 8 PM

The Wildcats are just 1-16 SU and 7-10 ATS in their last 17 games and are currently on a 11 game losing streak in which they have lost by an average of 13.8 points per loss and have lost by more than 6 in 8 of those 11 losses. They are just 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games. The Illini are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 road games and like everyone else, should have no problem against this terrible Northwestern team.

Final Score Prediction: Illinois 75 Northwestern 62
Best Bet: ILL -6
Confidence: 3.5 Units

Temple @ Wichita State (-9.5, 137.5) 8 PM

The Shockers defense has been strong lately, allowing 58 points or less in 3 of their last 4 and allowing just 63.2 ppg over their last 9 games. Defensively they rank 32^nd in scoring and 8^th in opponent’s effective field goal percentage. That’s a problem for Temple who rank 203th in scoring and 309^th in effective field goal percentage. Although the Owls defense ranks 131^st in scoring, they rank 42^nd in opponent effective field goal percentage, an area the Shockers struggle in ranking 301^st. Two teams that rank 300^th or worse in effective field goal percentage should not have a total this high. The total in their last meeting was 118 despite the same 137.5 total. The Under is 7-3 in Temple’s 10 road games while the Under is 8-3 in Wichita State’s last 11 overall.

Final Score Prediction: Temple 56 Wichita State 67
Best Bet: Under 137.5
Confidence: 3 Units