The 2^nd-ranked Purdue Boilermakers will travel to Columbus, Ohio to face the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Value City Arena with the game tipping off at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday afternoon and will air on CBS.

The Purdue Boilermakers enter this game ranked 2^nd in the AP Poll and 2^nd in the Coaches Poll with an overall record of 23-2 and are in 1^st place in the Big Ten with a conference record of 12-2 while having won their last nine games in a row including Thursday’s 84-76 win at home against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The success of the Boilermakers this season can be attributed to their offensive play as they are averaging the 5^th most points per game in college basketball this season with an average of 85.08 points per game. 

Defensively, Purdue has also been above average as they are allowing an average of 69.54 points per game which is below the national average of 71.86 points per game. Zach Edey enters this game averaging a double-double with 23.3 points and 11.8 rebounds per game while also leading the team in blocks with an average of 2.2 blocks per game. The Purdue Boilermakers will look to extend their winning streak to ten games when they travel to face the Ohio State Buckeyes.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are in 13^th place in the Big Ten with a conference record of 4-10 and an overall record of 14-11 while having lost six of their last seven games including Tuesday’s 54-62 loss on the road against the Wisconsin Badgers. Ohio State has been an above-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 70.46 points per game while also being an above-average team offensively as they are averaging 74.38 points per game. 

Bruce Thornton has been one of the better players on the team as he leads the team in scoring, assists, and steals with an average of 15.8 points, 4.2 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. The Ohio State Buckeyes will look to avoid their 7^th loss in their last eight games when they host the Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday afternoon.

WagerWeb has the Purdue Boilermakers listed as 9-point favorites on the road against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday afternoon. Purdue has won eight of the last ten including the previous four meetings. The Boilermakers are 6-3-1 ATS in the last ten while having covered the spread in the previous three games in the series. The Purdue Boilermakers are 14-9-2 ATS overall, 4-3 ATS on the road, 13-9-2 ATS as a favorite, and 7-7 ATS in conference games this season while the Ohio State Buckeyes are 9-15-1 ATS overall, 4-9-1 ATS at home, 3-4 ATS as an underdog, and 4-10 ATS in conference games on the year.

Purdue is one of the best teams in the country while Ohio State has the 2^nd worst record in the Big Ten Conference and has been the better team in the series, winning eight of the last ten including four straight games against Ohio State. The Boilermakers are 6-3-1 ATS in the last ten and have covered the spread in three straight games in the series while also having been the better team at covering the spread this season with a record of 14-9-2 ATS overall and 7-7 ATS in conference games while the Buckeyes are 9-15-1 ATS overall and 4-10 ATS in conference games which is why I am laying the points with the Purdue Boilermakers when they travel to face the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday afternoon.