No. 4 seed Purdue got by High Point and McNeese State but now faces a No. 1 seed. Purdue got knocked quickly out of the Big Ten tournament, getting routed by Michigan, 86-68, despite being favored. The offense is 11th in the 18-team Big Ten from the free-throw line. They're on a 4-6 SU/5-5 ATS run. They've lost six of their last nine against Top 25 competition, including an 87-69 defeat to No. 2 Auburn. Meanwhile, Houston won the Big 12 regular season and the tournament title, and has rolled through the first two rounds of the Big Dance. The Cougars are third in the country in shooting allowed (38.4%) and No. 1 in points given up (58.4 per game). Play Houston.
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March 28, 2025 10:28pm ET
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Purdue Boilermakers
#637
Houston Cougars
#638
Lines & Odds
+8.5 (-125)
ATS
-8.5 (-111)
+321
Moneyline
-463
OVER 134 (-115)
Total
UNDER 134 (-105)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 59% of the public bets were on Houston Cougars on the -8.5 ATS. And, 59% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Houston would win by a score of 71.5 to 65.8 with Houston winning on the moneyline, Purdue winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Purdue vs. Houston
March 28, 2025
10:28 PM Eastern
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2H
F
Purdue Boilermakers
31
29
60
Houston Cougars 
29
33
62
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