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Purdue vs Wisconsin Plugs Prediction - College Basketball Picks 2/4/24

- Wisconsin (16-5) vs Purdue (20-2)

Today we have a great early game between The Purdue Boilermakers and Wisconsin Badgers, these two teams will face off in a college basketball showdown at the Kohl Center. Let’s look at the betting angles and find a winning prediction for this game!

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This Purdue team is very good and has the talent and power to beat anyone in the nation. We have seen Purdue get disrespected at times this season by the media and oddmakers, but I can guarantee you that all these boys care about is making their resume pretty as they can as we get closer to March. In their last game against Northwestern it took overtime to get the dub, but they were able to secure the 105-96 win. Zach Edey had a solid game, dropping 30 points, 15 rebounds, and three assists. Purdue on the season is averaging 86 points per game and their defense is giving up 70 points per game. The offense is ranked 7th and a big reason has been the monster we call Edey. Can Purdue grab another big road win!?

Purdue has won each of its last 13 day games.
Seven of Purdue's last eight games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 153+ points.
Purdue has won the first half in 20 of its last 21 games against the Big Ten Conference

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I have been a fan of this Wisconsin team this season. This team is highly ranked, they have shown how talented they are and these boys could really make a big statement with a win in this game. Even though they have been great this season, they are coming off a bad loss in their last game. Wisconsin went on the road to Nebraska and blew a big first half lead. At halftime the Badgers were up 43-27, but they ended up losing by eight points. Wisconsin is averaging 75.8 points, while their defense is giving up 67.5 points per game. The defense is ranked 81st and can step up big here! I'm no coach but in this game they need to find a way to slow down Zach Edey if they want to grab a win today!
Wisconsin has won each of its last 10 games at Kohl Center.
Each of Wisconsin's last nine day games against AP-ranked opponents at Kohl Center have produced a total of 143 or fewer points.
Wisconsin has won the first half in nine of its last 10 games at Kohl Center.

💎 WISCONSIN +3.5 -115

💎 WISCONSIN ML +120

I'm excited to watch this game today, sadly have to watch at work but will be tuned in nonetheless! I'm pretty sure Wisconsin knows they have to stop Edey in this game but problem with guarding a 7 foot guy is its very easy to get into foul trouble. We see it all the time with guys trying to defend Edey. If Wisconsincan stay out of foul trouble they can find a way to not only cover but win this game outright! I think that’s exactly what they are going to do here. Wisconsin is going to make Edey defend, and that’s not something he is very good at. Wisconsin is going to have no problems running up the score here and they are going to get us a early cash to start our day!