The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers will take on the Incarnate Word Cardinals at 7 p.m. ET on Monday at Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers are 10-1 overall and 6-0 at home, while Incarnate Word is 2-9 overall and 0-3 on the road. Purdue has won 10 consecutive games at home, while the Cardinals have lost each of their last five games on the road dating back to last season.
The Boilermakers are favored by 38.5-points in the latest Purdue vs. Incarnate Word odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 145. Before entering any Incarnate Word vs. Purdue picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
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- Purdue vs. Incarnate Word spread: Purdue -38.5
- Purdue vs. Incarnate Word over-under: 145 points
What you need to know about Purdue
The Butler Bulldogs typically have all the answers at home, but this past Saturday Purdue proved too difficult a challenge. Purdue made easy work of Butler and carried off a 77-48 win. It was another big night for Purdue's guard Jaden Ivey, who shot 6-for-6 from beyond the arc and finished with 22 points and five rebounds. For the season, Ivey is averaging 16.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.
Purdue enters Monday's matchup averaging 86.5 points per game, which ranks fifth in the nation. However, the Boilermakers are just 1-6 against the spread in their last seven games played in December.
What you need to know about Incarnate Word
Meanwhile, things couldn't have gone much worse for the Cardinals as they lost 85-55 to the Rice Owls this past Thursday. Guard Drew Lutz had a strong showing in the lopsided loss, recording 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Lutz enters this matchup averaging 13.5 points per game. The junior is knocking down 43.2 percent of his field goals this season.
Also leading the charge for the Cardinals is RJ Glasper, who's averaging 13.0 points, 2.9 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game. The senior guard has scored 21 or more points in two of his last three outings.
How to make Incarnate Word vs. Purdue picks
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