Purdue vs. Rutgers betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 2

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The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers (7-0, 0-0 Big Ten) will attempt to continue a seven-game winning streak when they visit the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (5-3, 0-0 Big Ten) on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at Jersey Mike’s Arena as heavy, 13.5-point favorites. The contest airs at 8 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. The matchup has a point total of 145.5.

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Purdue Cover -13.5 vs Rutgers -112

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Purdue vs. Rutgers betting lines

  • Purdue moneyline odds to win: -1250
  • Rutgers moneyline odds to win: +755
  • Spread: Purdue (-13.5)
  • Total: 145.5

Purdue statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • At home last season, Purdue owned a better record against the spread (10-6-0) compared to its ATS record on the road (6-5-0).
  • The Boilermakers hit the over on the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (81.2%) than road tilts (36.4%) last season.
  • Purdue won a higher percentage of its games as a moneyline favorite at home last season, going 13-2 (.867). In away games as a moneyline favorite, it owned a record of 4-1 (.800).

Last season stats

  • Last season, the Boilermakers were 82nd in the nation offensively (77.3 points scored per game) and 126th on defense (70.4 points allowed).
  • On the glass, Purdue was 300th in the country in rebounds (29.9 per game) last year. It was 28th in rebounds allowed (28.2 per game).
  • With 15.9 assists per game last year, the Boilermakers were 42nd in the country.

Purdue betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-4-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 13.5+: 1-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 3-4-0 (Home: 3-1-0; 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
51.6 (23rd in nation) 39.6 (59th) 38.6 (33rd) 27.4 (43rd) 21.0 (fourth) 9.1 (24th)

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Rutgers statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Rutgers’ winning percentage against the spread at home last year was .533 (8-7-0). On the road, it was .364 (4-7-0).
  • Scarlet Knights games finished above the over/under 33.3% of the time at home (five of 15) last year, and 63.6% of the time on the road (seven of 11).
  • The Scarlet Knights, as moneyline underdogs, won a higher percentage of games at home (2-3) than away (3-7) last year.

Last season stats

  • Last year the Scarlet Knights scored 77.0 points per game (90th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 77.6 points per contest (319th-ranked).
  • With 31.9 boards per game, Rutgers was 182nd in the nation. It allowed 32.9 rebounds per contest, which ranked 287th in college basketball.
  • The Scarlet Knights ranked 227th in the nation with 12.9 dimes per game.

Rutgers betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-5-0 (Home: 1-4-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 13.5+: 0-1-0 (As Favorite: 1-4-0; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-4-0 (Home: 3-2-0; Away: 0-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-2 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (306th in nation) 41.0 (97th) 34.5 (149th) 29.5 (112th) 11.4 (328th) 10.9 (114th)
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