March Madness is here and the final week of the College Basketball regular season features some key conference matchups, including the Illinois Fighting Illini battling the No. 6 Purdue Boilermakers in Big Ten action Tuesday (7 pm ET, ESPN).
NCAAB Odds and Basketball Picks have Purdue as an 8.5-point favorite and the over/under total is 136.5.
Illinois (18-11 SU, 13-13-1 ATS, 8-8 Big Ten) has been on a six-week slide after starting the season with just three losses in its first 16 games. The Fighting Illini have now lost eight of their past 13 since mid-January.
Conversely, Purdue (24-5 SU, 18-7 ATS, 13-3 Big Ten) is one of the hottest teams in College Basketball. The Boilermakers have six straight wins and have covered the spread in all six matches.
Head-to-head, Purdue is 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS in the past four meetings, and beat the Illini 81-70 on Feb. 13, cashing as a 2.5-point road favorite.
The second nationally televised game Tuesday has SEC foes No. 20 Vanderbilt Commodores and No. 23 Kentucky Wildcats squaring off at Rupp Arena (9 pm ET, ESPN).
Vanderbilt will be taking on a Kentucky team that will be looking for a school record 34th straight win at home.
The Commodores (21-7 SU, 14-7-1 ATS, 9-5 SEC) have won six of their past seven. The Wildcats (20-8 SU, 10-12-1 ATS, 8-6 SEC) have won three of their past four.
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