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The Iowa Hawkeyes and the No. 6 Purdue Boilermakers will face off in a Big Ten clash at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa is 14-5 overall and 11-1 at home, while the Boilermakers are 16-3 overall and 2-2 on the road. Purdue will be hoping to have its star guard back on the court for Thursday's game. 

The Boilermakers are favored by two points in the latest Iowa vs. Purdue odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under is set at 154. Before entering any Purdue vs. Iowa picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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Now, the model has set its sights on Iowa vs. Purdue. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for Purdue vs. Iowa:

  • Iowa vs. Purdue spread: Iowa +2
  • Iowa vs. Purdue over-under: 154 points

What you need to know about Iowa

Iowa has now won three of its last four games, with the lone loss coming in a 48-46 final against Rutgers on Jan. 19. The Hawkeyes responded from that ugly game with a 68-51 win over Penn State last Saturday. They came up short in their first meeting with Purdue this season, losing by eight points on the road in early December. 

Keegan Murray leads Iowa with 22.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, making him one of the nation's leading scorers. Patrick McCaffery (10.8) and veteran Jordan Bohannon (10.6) are both scoring in double figures as well. The Hawkeyes have covered the spread in 11 of their last 15 home games against Purdue. 

What you need to know about Purdue

Purdue has only lost three games this season, but two of those setbacks have come on the road. The Boilermakers came up just short in a 68-65 loss at Indiana in their most recent road tilt. They bounced back from that loss with an 80-60 win over Northwestern, despite not having their best player on the court. 

Star guard Jaden Ivey, who is averaging 16.7 points and 5.0 rebounds, was out with a hip flexor, but he has a good chance of returning on Thursday. The Boilermakers are scoring 84.7 points per game, which is good for the fourth-most in college basketball. They have won five of their last six games against Iowa. 

How to make Iowa vs. Purdue picks

The model has simulated Iowa vs. Purdue 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 70 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Purdue vs. Iowa? And which side covers well over 70 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its college basketball picks.