SportsLine’s model just revealed its NCAA Basketball picks for the Purdue Boilermakers vs. Auburn Tigers on Saturday
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The No. 2 Auburn Tigers (10-1) will play another big non-conference game when they face the No. 16 Purdue Boilermakers (8-3) in Birmingham on Saturday afternoon. Auburn has already notched three wins against top-15 teams this season, with its lone loss coming against then-No. 9 Duke earlier this month. The Tigers have bounced back with a three-game winning streak, including a 100-59 win over Georgia State on Tuesday. Purdue has lost two of its last three games, falling to then-No. 17 Texas A&M in a 70-66 final last Saturday.
Tipoff is set for 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at Legacy Arena. Auburn is favored by 9 points in the latest Auburn vs. Purdue odds, while the over/under is 149 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Purdue vs. Auburn picks, you’ll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 7 of the 2024-25 season on a 176-128 betting roll (+2066) on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to 2023. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Auburn-Purdue. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball betting lines for the game:
Auburn vs. Purdue spread: Auburn -9Auburn vs. Purdue over/under: 149 pointsAuburn vs. Purdue money line: Auburn: -420, Purdue: +330Auburn vs. Purdue picks: See picks hereAuburn vs. Purdue streaming: FuboTV (Try for free)
Why Auburn can cover
Auburn has already proven itself against some of the top teams in college basketball, picking up wins over then-No. 4 Houston, then-No. 5 Iowa State and then-No. 12 North Carolina. The Tigers have also blown out Memphis and Ohio State to add to their impressive non-conference resume. Their latest performance was a 100-59 win over Georgia State on Tuesday.
Senior forward Chaney Johnson scored a game-high 26 points off the bench while adding eight rebounds and four assists. All-American Johni Broome exited with a shoulder injury, and he is questionable for this game. Broome is averaging 18.1 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. See which team to pick here.
Why Purdue can cover
Purdue has also put together a solid non-conference resume, starting with an 87-78 win over then-No. 2 Alabama in mid-November. The Boilermakers were 4-point underdogs, but junior forward Trey Kaufman-Renn had 26 points, eight rebounds and four assists. He shot 12 of 23 from the floor, and he gives Purdue an interior presence to match up with Broome and Johnson.
The Boilermakers added an 80-78 win over then-No. 23 Ole Miss at the end of November, powered by 25 points and 13 rebounds from Kaufman-Renn. Junior guard Braden Smith fills up the stat sheet, averaging 13.4 points, 8.5 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game. The Boilermakers have won six of their last seven games against SEC opponents. See which team to pick here.
How to make Auburn vs. Purdue picks
The model has simulated Purdue vs. Auburn 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that says one side of the spread has all the value. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Auburn vs. Purdue, and which side of the spread has all the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Purdue vs. Auburn spread you need to jump on, all from the model on a 176-128 roll on top-rated college basketball picks, and find out.
