Purdue vs. MSU Betting Preview - February 18

Michigan State comes into its Tuesday night game as a -3 point favorite with much of the early action going towards the Boilermakers.  The line has trended off the 4 and 3.5, which makes sense based on the action coming in on the dog early on. 

Purdue has owned this series, going 9-1 over the last ten meetings. 

The Spartans are 12-1 on their home court. Michigan State is 17-5 against opponents over .500.

The Boilermakers have gone 11-4 against Big Ten opponents. Purdue scores 78.7 points while outscoring opponents by 8.9 points per game.

Michigan State makes 46.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.2 percentage points higher than Purdue has allowed to its opponents (44.5%). Purdue has shot at a 49.4% clip from the field this season, 9.5 percentage points higher than the 39.9% shooting opponents of Michigan State have averaged.

The Spartans and Boilermakers meet Tuesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jaden averages 1.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Spartans, scoring 13.2 points while shooting 29.0% from beyond the arc. Jase Richardson is shooting 45.2% and averaging 11.5 points over the past 10 games.

Kaufman-Renn is scoring 19.4 points per game and averaging 6.3 rebounds for the Boilermakers. Fletcher Loyer is averaging 2.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.