Big Ten College Basketball Predictions & Picks Today – March 12

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 12, 2023

Only a single Big Ten game is on Sunday’s college basketball schedule. That contest is the Penn State Nittany Lions squaring off against the Purdue Boilermakers at United Center, and we have best bets recommendations across the board.

Scroll down to find the best spread, total, and moneyline bets in the Big Ten based on our computer projections and make your bets with DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spread Pick: Penn State (+7.5) vs Purdue

The spread for this game suggested by the model (6.6 points) is less than the 7.5-point edge DraftKings gives to Purdue, though the data still has them as the favorite.

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ATS Record Favorite ATS Record Underdog ATS Record Home ATS Record Away ATS Record Conference ATS Record
Penn State 20-11-1 10-7-1 10-4-0 9-6-0 6-4-1 13-7-1
Purdue 13-17-1 10-15-1 3-1-0 6-9-0 2-7-1 9-10-1

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Total Pick: Penn State vs Purdue Over (134.5)

The DraftKings point total for this game is 4.0 points lower than the model projection.

O-U-P Home O-U-P Away O-U-P Conference O-U-P
Purdue 14-17-0 7-8-0 4-6-0 11-9-0
Penn State 20-12-0 10-5-0 7-4-0 15-6-0

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Moneyline Pick: Purdue (-330) vs Penn St (+275)

Score Prediction: Purdue 73, Penn State 66

ML Fave. Record ML Und. Record Home ML Fave. Record Home ML Und. Record Away ML Fave. Record Away ML Und. Record Conf. ML Fave. Record Conf. ML Und. Record
Purdue 22-2 3-1 12-1 0-0 6-1 1-1 15-2 1-1
Penn State 14-3 7-7 11-2 1-0 1-1 4-5 6-3 7-5

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Today’s Big Ten Schedule

Matchup Game Time TV Favorite Total
Penn State (22-12) vs Purdue (28-5) 3:30 PM ET Purdue (-7.5) 134.5

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