Purdue @ Ohio State u125.5 (-110)
Tue Mar 4 ‘08 7:00p
The Big Ten Conference has become renowned for its low scoring games, and we expect more of the same tonight when the Purdue Boilermakers visit the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The Under is a lucrative 17-8, 64.0 percent in all Ohio State games this season, including 8-3 here at home. The Buckeyes have also gone Under in seven of their last nine games overall, with five of the Unders producing no more than 120 combined points scored and the other two landing on 122 and 124 points respectively, all less than this posted total.

Now Purdue is a balanced 13-13 overall this season in regards to totals, but they have historically player closer to the vest in conference play. In fact, the Under is now 40-19 in the Boilermakers’ last 59 Big Ten games, including their current 4-1 Under run.

Now granted, these teams went Over in a 75-68 Purdue win at West Lafayette in January, but these clubs have gone Under in the last three meetings here in Columbus, and we look for the Buckeyes to control the pace again tonight.

CBB Free Pick: Purdue, Ohio State Under 125.5

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Purdue (125)
Tue Mar 4 ‘08 7:00p
Big 10 action heats back up Tuesday evening when Matt Painter’s (23-6) Purdue Boilermakers square off against Thad Matta’s (17-12) Ohio State Buckeyes. What a difference a year makes, as it was the Buckeyes looking to secure the B10 Championship a year ago when they last hosted their West Lafayette rivals. Purdue currently sits tied atop the Big 10 standings alongside Wisconsin with a 14-2 conference mark. The 15th-ranked Boilermakers will try to take a half game lead atop the league standings tonight when they try to snap a seven-game road losing streak to the Buckeyes.

The Boilers put forth a solid effort its last time out when they knocked off the Northwestern Wildcats by a 68-43 final count. The 25-point victory saw them easily cover the 15-point spread, and the combined 111 points fell comfortably Under the closing ‘Total’ of 129. That victory wrapped up a perfect mark at home in Big 10 play that saw them win all nine of their games. Their lone blemish in their L/10 games came at Indiana a few weeks back, and they’ve followed that torrid SU streak with a solid 8-2 ATS mark as well. If both Wisconsin and Purdue were to win their final two B10 games this week, the Boilermakers would earn the No. 1 seed for next week’s conference tournament because they swept the Badgers this season. However, a win here coupled with a win at Michigan Sunday is a must. The Boilermakers haven’t won a Big Ten title since the 1995-96 season under Head Coach Gene Keady.

Though Purdue has struggled at Ohio State (17-12, 8-8), the Boilermakers face a Buckeyes team that has lost four in a row and is on the verge of missing the NCAA tournament after reaching the national championship game in last season. They’re coming off back-to-back road losses at Minnesota and Indiana, and they haven’t won on their home floor since they got the best of Michigan almost exactly a month ago.

The Buckeyes currently sit as 2.5-point home chalks with the ‘Total’ set at 125.5. Purdue is a woeful 2-5 ATS the L/7 meetings in Columbus, and they’re 3-11 ATS the L/14 overall match-ups. OSU is also a fantastic 8-2 ATS their L/10 against +.500 teams. However, Purdue is 5-1 ATS their L/6 on the road vs. teams with a winning home mark, and 21-5 ATS their L/26 against the Big 10.

It doesn’t get much bigger than this folks, so tune your HDTV sets to ESPN at 7:00 ET to see if Purdue can keep its hopes for winning its first Big 10 Title in 12 years by disposing of last years champion on its home floor.

IN HUMMEL WE TRUST!!!!

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