Michigan vs. Purdue Prediction, Pick Against the Spread, Latest Odds

The Michigan Wolverines and the Purdue Boilermakers will meet from Mackey Arena on Friday night.

Michigan comes into the contest with a record of 14-4. That record has the Wolverines ranked 21st in the nation. Michigan began the season unranked, but impressed with a strong resume in November.

Dusty May's team earned their first ranking of the season on December 10th, climbing to 14th in the nation. Michigan then lost back-to-back nail-biters by one score, and fell to 24th in the nation. The Wolverines come into this game coming off an 80-76 overtime win against Northwestern on Sunday.

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Michigan vs. Purdue Odds

Michigan vs. Purdue Date, Time, and Where To Watch

• Date: January 24, 2024
• Time: 8:00 pm ET
• Where To Watch: FOX

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Michigan vs. Purdue Prediction

FAU transfer Vladislav Goldin leads the team with 16.4 points per game and 6.1 rebounds. Junior Tre Donaldson has enjoyed a strong year with 12.6 points per game and 4.3 assists. Danny Wolf has added 12.5 points and 10.2 boards per game. Michigan has averaged 84.6 points per game.

Purdue begins the contest with a 15-5 record. That strong record has the Boilermakers ranked 11th in the nation. Purdue has been one of the best regular-season teams in college basketball over the past five seasons.

Head coach Matt Painter has done as good of a job as anyone in college hoops. Painter has led the team to nine straight March Madness appearances. Purdue reached the National Championship last year, where they fell short against UConn.

The Boilermakers have been strong to start the new year with wins over Nebraska, Oregon, and Rutgers. Purdue will attempt to bounce back from a poor home loss to Ohio State on Tuesday night.

Trey Kaufman-Renn leads the team with 18.3 points per game and 6.5 rebounds. Braden Smith has been great for the Boilermakers, with 15.0 points per game and 8.9 assists. Smith ranks 3rd in the nation in assists. Fort Wayne, Indiana, native Fletcher Loyer has added 13.8 points and 1.6 assists. Purdue has averaged 76.9 points per game.

Michigan vs. Purdue Pick

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We are getting a soft line on Purdue tonight.

After a rough loss on Tuesday, the Boilermakers will put forth a strong bounce-back effort in this game.

Purdue matches up well with Michigan, and holds a significant advantage at the guard position.