Pedro Oliveira
The Purdue Boilermaker are eating the competition alive in the Big Ten, but can they avoid getting ambushed by the Michigan Wolverines down in Ann Arbor this coming Thursday? The Wolverines are getting desperate for a huge win to boost their March Madness resume, so a win at home versus Purdue is going to be massive for them.
Read on for more about this Purdue vs Michigan matchup in the 2022-23 college basketball season, including the latest odds, pick, and prediction to win this showdown, as brought to you by JefeBet.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Purdue Boilermakers vs Michigan Wolverines College Basketball Game on January 26, 2023
- Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- When: Thursday, January 26, 2023, 9:00 PM ET
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Betting on the Purdue Boilermakers
- Regular Season Record: 19-1
The Boilermakers are still far and away the best team in the Big Ten, as evidenced by their 8-1 record in conference play. They got quite a scare in their last game, escaping with a narrow 58-55 home win against the Maryland Terrapins last Sunday, but with Zach Edey throwing his weight around and dominating around the basket, there’s only so much the Terps could do.
Purdue is averaging 73.6 points per game, which is just 97th in the nation, but the Boilermakers’ offense is actually fourth national in terms of adjusted offensive efficiency, according to KenPom. Moreover, Purdue is No. 1 as well in the Big Ten with only 95.9 points allowed per 100 possessions (adjusted). The Boilermakers are 4-2 ATS in their last six games.
Betting on the Michigan Wolverines
- Regular Season Record: 11-8
Michigan is still above .500 in Big Ten play with a 5-3 record against conference rivals. The Wolverines are fresh off a 60-56 win last Sunday in Ann Arbor against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, thanks to the monster play of Hunter Dickinson. Michigan’s star big man produced 23 points and grabbed 9 rebounds versus Minnesota.
He will be a great weapon for Michigan in the Wolverines’ attempt to slow down Edey. This season, Dickinson is averaging 18.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. As a team, the Wolverines are allowing just 69.5 points per game and are second in the Big Ten in adjusted defensive efficiency with just 97.1 points surrendered per 100 possessions.
JefeBet Prediction
Purdue is simply looking like a freight train right now. The Boilermakers are playing at an elite level on both ends of the floor, and that’s not just on a conference level but on a national one.
Michigan is playing at home, but this is also the same team that lost last December to Central Michigan, a sub-300 team in Barttovik and KenPom rankings.
Prediction: Purdue wins by 5 points.
