Point Spread: Purdue Big Favorite Over Indiana in Rivalry Game at Assembly Hall

Even though Indiana has beaten Purdue two years in a row at Assembly Hall, it's the No. 2 Boilermakers who are hefty favorites for Tuesday's showdown. Here's the latest on the surprising point spread, with a great history of both teams against the numbers this season.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana has beaten Purdue two years in a row at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, but the oddsmakers don't think that streak will continue when the two in-state rivals get together on Tuesday night. 

This time around, No. 2-ranked Purdue is a 9.5-point favorite according to the SISportsbook.com gambling website. The over/under is 151.5.  

Purdue has been in and out of the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press poll this year, and it's the third straight year where they've spent some time at No. 1. They are 15-2 this year, and Indiana is 12-5. 

This is Indiana's third game vs. a top-5 team this season. The Hoosiers lost to Connecticut by 20 in November as a 12.5-point underdog, and lost to No. 2 Kansas 75-71 at home as a 7.5-point underdog in December.

It's going to be interesting to see how competitive they'll be on Tuesday. Will it be like UConn, where they couldn't contend? Or will it be like Kansas, where it came down to final shots for both teams at Assembly Hall, with Kansas making theirs and Indiana missing its final shot?

Indiana is 3-1 against Purdue during the Mike Woodson era, including two wins at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers swept the series a year ago, winning at home as a 1-point favorite, and winning at Mackey Arena as a 6.5-point underdog.

Here's what Indiana has done against the spread so far this season.

Indiana by the numbers

• Indiana overall record: 12-5
• Indiana overall vs. spread: 8-9
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• Indiana home record: 9-1
• Indiana home vs. spread: 6-4
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• Indiana road record: 1-2
• Indiana road vs spread: 1-2
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• Indiana neutral court record: 2-2
• Indiana neutral court vs. spread: 1-3
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• Indiana record as favorite: 10-0
• Indiana vs. spread as favorite: 5-5
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• Indiana record as underdog: 2-5
• Indiana vs. spread as underdog: 3-4
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• Indiana over total: 8
• Indiana under total: 9

For every game, we'll give you a complete rundown on what both teams have done against the spread. We'll have final scores, what they did versus the spread and what happened with the over/under totals.

Indiana results vs. spread this season

Here's what Indiana has done this season, straight up and against the spread:

• Nov. 7 — Beat Florida Gulf Coast 69-63 at home as an 11.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (132) went under the 142.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 12 — Beat Army 72-64 at home as a 25.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (138) went over the 134.5 total.
• Nov. 16 — Beat Wright State 89-80 at home as a 15.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (169) went far over the 146.5 total.
• Nov. 19 — Lost to No. 5 Connecticut 77-57 at Madison Square Garden in New York as a 12.5-point underdog (did not cover). The score (134) went under the 146.5 total.
• Nov. 20 — Beat Louisville 74-66 at Madison Square Garden in New York as an 8.5-point favorite at tipoff (did not cover). The score (140) went under the 146.5 total.
• Nov. 26 — Beat Harvard 89-76 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as an 7.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (165) went far over the 140.5 total.
• Dec. 1 — Beat Maryland 65-53 at home as a 3.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (117) went far under the 136.5 total.
• Dec. 5 — Won at Michigan 78-75 as a 6.5-point underdog at tipoff (covered). The score (153) went over the 144.5 total.
• Dec. 9 — Lost to Auburn 104-76 in Atlanta as a 6.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (180) went far over the 147.5 total.
• Dec. 16 — Lost to No. 2 Kansas 75-71 at home as a 7.5-point underdog at tipoff (covered). The score (146) went under the 147.5 total.
• Dec. 19 — Beat Morehead State 69-68 at home as a 12.5-point favorite at tipoff (did not cover). The score (137) went under the 141.5 total.
• Dec. 21 — Beat North Alabama 83-66 at home as a 13.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (149) went over the 147.5 total.
• Dec. 29 — Beat Kennesaw State 100-87 at home as a 12.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (187) went over the 160.5 total.
• Jan. 3 — Lost at Nebraska 86-70 as a 3.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (156) went over the 151.5 total.
• Jan. 6 — Beat Ohio State 71-65 at home as a 1.5-point underdog at tipoff (covered). The score (136) went under the 147.5 total.
• Jan. 9 — Lost at Rutgers 66-57 as a 2.5-point underdog at tipoff (did not cover). The score (123) went under the 140.5 total.
• Jan. 12 — Beat Minnesota 74-62 as a 3.5-point favorite at tipoff (covered). The score (136) went under the 147.5 total.

Purdue results vs. spread this season

Purdue is 15-2 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten. The losses both came on the road at unranked Northwestern and Nebraska. 

The Boilermakers opened the season ranked No. 1 in the Kenpom.com computer rankings. Now they're at No. 3 as of Tuesday morning, behind Houston and Arizona. Indiana, by the way, is at No. 91.

Purdue is 11-6 against the spread this season, but that also includes three covers by just the half-point hook. In league games, they are just 2-4 against the spread. Twelve  of its 17 games have gone over the total,.

Here's what Purdue has done this season, straight up and against the spread:

• Nov. 6 — Beat Samford 98-45 at home as a 19.5-point favorite (covered). The score (143) went under the 144.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 10— Beat Morehead State 87-57 at home as an 28.5-point favorite (covered). The score (144) went over the 138.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 13 — Beat Xavier 83-71 at home in the Gavitt Games as a 16.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (154) went under the 149.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 20— Beat No. 11 Gonzaga 73-63 at Maui Invitational in Hawaii as a 5.5-point favorite (covered). The score (136) went under the 152.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 21— Beat No. 7 Tennessee 71-67 at Maui Invitational in Hawaii as a 3.5-point favorite (covered). The score (138) went over the 134.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 22 — Beat No. 4 Marquette 78-75 at Maui Invitational in Hawaii as a 2.5-point favorite (covered). The score (153) went over the 145.5 over/under total.
• Nov. 28— Beat Texas Southern 99-67 at home as a 31.5-point favorite (covered). The score (166) went over the 139.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 1 — Lost at Northwestern 92-88 in overtime as a 5.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (180) went over the 136.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 4 — Beat Iowa 87-68 at home as a 14.5-point favorite (covered). The score (155) went under the 158.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 9— Beat Alabama 92-86 in Toronto as an 5.5-point favorite (covered). The score (178) went over the 161.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 16 — Beat No. 1 Arizona 92-84 in Indianapolis as a 1.5-point underdog (covered). The score (176) went over the 159.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 21— Beat Jacksonville 100-57 at home as a 32.5-point favorite (covered). The score (157) went over the 148.5 over/under total.
• Dec. 29— Beat Eastern Kentucky 80-53 at home as a 28.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (138) went over the 134.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 2 — Won at Maryland 67-53 as a 6.5-point favorite (covered). The score (120) went under the 140.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 5— Beat No. 9 Illinois 83-78 at home as a 10.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (161) went over the 152.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 9 — Lost at Nebraska 88-72 as a 7.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (160) went over the 150.5 over/under total.
• Jan. 13— Beat Penn State 95-78 at home as an 18.5-point favorite (did not cover). The score (173) went over the 151.5 over/under total.