No. 24 Ohio State Buckeyes face the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers

Published Jan. 5, 2023 2:43 a.m. ET

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Purdue Boilermakers (13-1, 2-1 Big Ten) at Ohio State Buckeyes (10-3, 2-0 Big Ten)

Columbus, Ohio; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ohio State -1.5; over/under is 141.5

BOTTOM LINE: The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers visit the No. 24 Ohio State Buckeyes.

The Buckeyes are 7-0 in home games. Ohio State scores 81.0 points while outscoring opponents by 16.5 points per game.

The Boilermakers are 2-1 against Big Ten opponents. Purdue leads the Big Ten with 11.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Zach Edey averaging 5.4.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brice Sensabaugh is shooting 46.6% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Buckeyes, while averaging 15.9 points. Justice Sueing is averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games for Ohio State.

Edey is shooting 63.2% and averaging 21.7 points for the Boilermakers. Fletcher Loyer is averaging 12.1 points over the last 10 games for Purdue.

LAST 10 GAMES: Buckeyes: 7-3, averaging 81.5 points, 35.2 rebounds, 14.5 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.6 points per game.

Boilermakers: 9-1, averaging 76.6 points, 39.1 rebounds, 15.8 assists, 4.1 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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