Purdue vs. Marquette betting: College basketball preview for Dec. 13

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The Marquette Golden Eagles (5-5) are heavy, 18.5-point underdogs against the No. 6 Purdue Boilermakers (9-1) at Mackey Arena on Saturday, December 13, 2025. The game begins at 2 p.m. ET on Peacock. The point total in the matchup is 153.5.

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Purdue Cover -18.5 vs Marquette -110

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Purdue vs. Marquette betting lines

  • Purdue moneyline odds to win: -2857
  • Marquette moneyline odds to win: +1233
  • Spread: Purdue (-18.5)
  • Total: 153.5

Purdue statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Purdue owned a better record against the spread when playing at home (10-6-0) than it did in away games (6-5-0) last season.
  • The Boilermakers hit the over on the over/under in a higher percentage of games at home (81.2%) than games on the road (36.4%) last year.
  • Purdue performed better as a moneyline favorite at home last year, putting up a home record of 13-2 home record, compared to going 4-1 away from home.

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Boilermakers were 82nd in college basketball offensively (77.3 points scored per game) and 126th on defense (70.4 points allowed).
  • Purdue grabbed 29.9 rebounds per game and gave up 28.2 boards last season, ranking 300th and 28th, respectively, in the country.
  • Last season the Boilermakers were ranked 42nd in the country in assists with 15.9 per game.

Purdue betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 5-5-0 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 2-0-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 18.5+: 2-3-0 (As Favorite: 4-5-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-6-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 1-1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 4-1; Away: 1-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
50.2 (32nd in nation) 41.2 (90th) 38.4 (27th) 26.5 (18th) 20.4 (fifth) 9.7 (37th)

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Marquette statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Last season, Marquette was 8-9-0 at home against the spread (.471 winning percentage). On the road, it was 5-8-0 ATS (.385).
  • Golden Eagles games went above the over/under more frequently at home (10 times out of 17) than away (four of 13) last year.

Last season stats

  • The Golden Eagles ranked 101st in the country last season with 76.6 points per game. At the other end of the court, they ranked 74th with 68.7 points allowed per game.
  • Last year Marquette averaged 30.9 rebounds per game (239th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 32.3 rebounds per contest (257th-ranked).
  • Last season the Golden Eagles ranked 165th in college basketball in assists, putting up 13.7 per game.

Marquette betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-7-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 0-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-4-0 (Home: 4-3-0; Away: 1-0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 5-2 (Home: 5-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.5 (301st in nation) 44.1 (215th) 35.2 (92nd) 33.9 (299th) 15.5 (130th) 11.4 (158th)
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