Purdue vs. Eastern Illinois betting: College basketball preview for Nov. 28

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The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers (6-0) host the Eastern Illinois Panthers (2-4) after winning four home games in a row. The Boilermakers are double-digit favorites by 40.5 points in the contest, which tips at 12 p.m. ET on Friday, November 28, 2025. The matchup has an over/under of 141.5.

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Purdue Cover -40.5 vs Eastern Illinois -108

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Purdue vs. Eastern Illinois betting lines

  • Spread: Purdue (-40.5)
  • Total: 141.5

Purdue statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Against the spread last season, Purdue performed better at home, covering 10 times in 16 home games, and six times in 11 road games.
  • The Boilermakers went over the total in a higher percentage of games at home (81.2%) than road games (36.4%) last season.
  • Purdue performed better as a moneyline favorite at home last year, sporting a home record of 13-2 home record, compared to going 4-1 in road games.

Last season stats

  • The Boilermakers were 82nd in the country in points scored (77.3 per game) and 126th in points conceded (70.4) last year.
  • Last year, Purdue was 300th in the country in rebounds (29.9 per game) and 28th in rebounds conceded (28.2).
  • With 15.9 assists per game last year, the Boilermakers were 42nd in college basketball.

Purdue betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 2-4-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-4-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-0 (Home: 3-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.6 (48th in nation) 38.7 (43rd) 38.8 (35th) 29.2 (106th) 19.8 (16th) 9.0 (18th)

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Eastern Illinois statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread last year, Eastern Illinois had better results on the road (8-8-0) than at home (4-8-0).
  • Panthers games finished above the over/under 41.7% of the time at home (five of 12) last year, and 50% of the time away (eight of 16).
  • In 2024-25 as moneyline underdogs, the Panthers had a better winning percentage at home (.286, 2-5 record) than away (.250, 4-12).

Last season stats

  • While the Panthers ranked in the bottom 25 in the nation in points per game last year with 66.5 (18th-worst), they ranked 81st in college basketball with 69.0 points surrendered per contest.
  • Last year Eastern Illinois averaged 31.3 rebounds per game (214th-ranked in college basketball) and gave up 33.2 rebounds per contest (300th-ranked).
  • The Panthers ranked 330th in college basketball with 11.3 assists per game.

Eastern Illinois betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-2-0 (Home: 1-0-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 2-3-0 (Home: 0-1-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-3 (Home: 1-0; Away: 0-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
39.9 (343rd in nation) 44.5 (234th) 27.3 (347th) 33.3 (264th) 10.2 (356th) 12.5 (221st)
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