Illinois at Purdue

The public likes what they see from this Purdue team that is 15-0 at home and has won their last six games, including a 13-point win over Ohio State. 66% of the public is on Purdue here. The Boilermakers may be vulnerable here with three of their last four games high octane matches vs. Ohio State, Wisconsin and Michigan State. They might tend to be a bit on the flat side and they already handed the Illini a double-digit loss at Illinois. Illinois owns wins vs. Maryland and Wisconsin, and an overtime loss to Texas, and can be a handful here. At 18-11 and firmly on the bubble, a win here could propel them into the NCAA Tournament as it will carry a lot of power. The road team has made good ATS in the last four meetings, but Illinois takes it one step further and gets the win here. I'll play Illinois for the outright win.