Michigan vs. Purdue betting: Big Ten Tournament preview for March 15

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The top-seeded Michigan Wolverines (31-2, 19-1 Big Ten) are 5.5-point favorites to secure the Big Ten Tournament Championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament bracket over the No. 7 seed Purdue Boilermakers (26-8, 13-7 Big Ten) on Sunday at United Center. The contest begins at 3:30 p.m. ET and airs on CBS. The matchup has an over/under of 149.5.

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Michigan Cover -5.5 vs Purdue -110

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Michigan vs. Purdue betting lines

  • Michigan moneyline odds to win: -247
  • Purdue moneyline odds to win: +203
  • Spread: Michigan (-5.5)
  • Total: 149.5

Michigan statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • The Wolverines’ offense has been much less productive over their last 10 games, racking up 78.8 points a contest compared to the 87.3 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Michigan’s points-allowed average over its last 10 games (69.6) is 0.7 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (68.9).
  • While the Wolverines are knocking down fewer threes per game over their past 10 outings (8.5 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (9.1), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (37.4% from deep over the last 10, 36.2% on the season).

Michigan betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 16-16-0 (Home: 9-6-0; Away: 4-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 12-16-0 (As Favorite: 15-16-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-20-0 (Home: 6-9-0; Away: 4-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 29-2 (Home: 14-1; Away: 11-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.6 (eighth in nation) 38 (second) 36.9 (14th) 27.2 (14th) 18.6 (fourth) 11.8 (269th)

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Purdue statistics, trends and more

Recent trends

  • In their last 10 games, the Boilermakers are putting up 79 points per game, compared to their season average of 81.7.
  • While Purdue is ceding 70.1 points per game in 2025-26, it has been worse over its past 10 games, allowing 72.5 points per contest.
  • The Boilermakers are draining 10.1 three-pointers per game in their past 10 games, which is 0.7 more than their average for the season (9.4). Likewise, they have a better three-point percentage over their last 10 contests (39%) compared to their season average from three-point land (38.1%).

Purdue betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 14-19-0 (Home: 5-12-0; Away: 6-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 18-15-0 (Home: 12-5-0; Away: 5-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 22-7 (Home: 11-4; Away: 6-3)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 2-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.8 (15th in nation) 44.5 (196th) 33.1 (112th) 26 (second) 19.9 (third) 8.7 (11th)
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