Purdue Boilermakers vs SIU Edwardsville Cougars Point Spread Picks

Purdue comes in as the reigning Big-10 Conference Champion, as the Boilermakers put together an outstanding 27-8 season last year. They have something potentially special inside in 7-2 center Isaac Haas, and SIU Edwardsville has a match up nightmare with him. Purdue has four starters returning, and enter the season as the #20 ranked team in the country. SIU-Edwardsville finished with a woeful 6-24 record a year ago, and the only way from there is up, but the gap between these teams is overwhelming. Purdue also has a huge advantage with the fact that they played at the World University Games at Taipei, Taiwan, in August, and finished second. The Boilermakers not only have a huge advantage in terms of preparation, but an even bigger one on the court. This one has blowout written all over it, so lay the points on Purdue.