Purdue vs. Northwestern: How to Watch, Channel, Prediction, Odds - Jan 5

Updated Jan. 5, 2025 3:29 p.m. ET

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Big Ten foes square off when the No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten) host the Northwestern Wildcats (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten) at Mackey Arena, beginning at 2:00 PM ET on Sunday, January 5, 2025.

The Boilermakers hit the court as 6.5-point favorites against the Wildcats. The over/under for the game is set at 138.5.

Continue scrolling to get all you need to know before placing bets on the Purdue-Northwestern clash.

Purdue vs. Northwestern How to Watch & Odds

When: Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET
Where: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana
How to watch on TV: Big Ten Network
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Boilermakers vs Wildcats Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Boilermakers	-6.5	-105	-115	138.5	-112	-108	-290	+235

Purdue vs. Northwestern Prediction

Pick ATS: Pick Em
Pick OU: Over (138.5)
Prediction: Purdue 75, Northwestern 69

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Purdue vs. Northwestern Betting Insights

Betting Line Implied Predictions

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the encounter is Boilermakers 72, Wildcats 66.
The Boilermakers have a 74.4% chance to collect the win in this contest per the moneyline's implied probability.
The Wildcats have a 29.9% implied probability to win.

Key Spread Facts

Purdue has won six games against the spread this season, while failing to cover eight times.
Northwestern has compiled an 8-5-1 record against the spread this year.
Purdue has been favored by 6.5 points or more six times this season, and covered the spread in three of those games.

Key Total Facts

Boilermakers games have finished with more than 138.5 points nine times so far this season.
So far this year, seven Wildcats games have featured more than 138.5 points scored.
The Boilermakers and Wildcats average 152.3 points per game combined, which is 13.8 more than the over/under for this matchup.

Key Moneyline Facts

Purdue has been the moneyline favorite 10 times this season. They've finished 9-1 in those games.
This season, Northwestern has been the underdog four times and won one of those games.
Purdue has won all five games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -290 or shorter.
Northwestern has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +235.

Northwestern Wildcats

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Purdue vs. Northwestern: Recent Results

Boilermakers vs Wildcats Recent Games
Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
1/31/2024	Boilermakers	-14	141	-1000	+650	105-96 PUR
12/1/2023	Boilermakers	-5.5	135	-245	+200	92-88 NW

Purdue vs. Northwestern: 2024-25 Stats Comparison

	Purdue	Northwestern
Points Scored Per Game (Rank)	77.3 (134)	75.0 (195)
Points Allowed (Rank)	70.4 (159)	65.3 (47)
Rebounds (Rank)	7.7 (294)	9.0 (202)
3pt Made (Rank)	8.7 (105)	6.1 (319)
Assists (Rank)	17.5 (22)	15.1 (113)
Turnovers (Rank)	10.6 (91)	8.9 (7)

Purdue 2024-25 Key Players

Boilermakers Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Trey Kaufman-Renn	14	18.2	6.4	2.2	0.5	0.1	0.2
Braden Smith	14	14.9	4.7	8.7	2.1	0.2	2.8
Fletcher Loyer	14	14.4	2.0	2.1	0.6	0.1	2.1
Daniel Jacobsen	2	6.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0
Myles Colvin	14	6.0	3.4	0.7	0.9	0.3	1.1

Northwestern 2024-25 Key Players

Wildcats Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Nick Martinelli	14	20.1	5.7	1.8	0.8	0.2	1.1
Brooks Barnhizer	10	20.1	9.5	4.4	2.7	1.1	1.2
Jalen Leach	14	13.6	1.9	2.4	1.4	0.1	1.4
Ty Berry	14	7.8	2.7	1.1	1.4	0.2	1.9
Matthew Nicholson	14	5.4	5.3	1.4	0.6	1.4	0.0