Purdue Boilermakers vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 1/27/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana Hoosiers (13-7) will play the Purdue Boilermakers (17-3) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday.

The Purdue Boilermakers played Illinois and took a loss by a final of 88-82 in their last game. Purdue finished the contest having earned a 56.9% FG percentage (33 of 58) and knocked down 7 out of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Boilermakers converted 9 of their 11 tries for a rate of 81.8%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 19 with 3 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Concerning defending, Purdue allowed 48.2% from the floor on 27 out of 56 shooting. Illinois dished out 10 assists and had but finished the game with no steals. On top of that, Illinois grabbed 32 boards (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Illinois shot 72.7% at the free throw line by making 16 of 22 tries. They knocked down 18 of 38 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to personal fouls, the Boilermakers ended up with 17 and Illinois racked up 14 personal fouls.

Braden Smith is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He accounted for 27 points on 11 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He shot 68.8% from the field and recorded 12 assists.

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Purdue comes into this game with a record of 17-3 this year. They turn the ball over 9.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 14.1 fouls per game. As a unit, Purdue is pulling in 36.4 boards per game and has totaled 409 dimes on the season, which is 2nd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Boilermakers are connecting on 38.3% on shots from 3-point land (180 of 470) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They average 84.0 pts per contest (51st in Division 1) while hitting 51.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Boilermakers are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They surrender 32.3% from 3-point land while they are 65th in college in PPG allowed (69.1). The Boilermakers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.9% (511 of 1,192) and they surrender 29.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 212th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 279 conceded for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Indiana Hoosiers got the victory with a final of 82-59 when they played Rutgers. The Hoosiers were able to pull down 28 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 36 for this contest. They gave up possession 4 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. Rutgers committed 5 fouls for this contest which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for a total of 7 attempts. They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. In regard to shots from distance, Indiana made 15 out of 35 tries (42.9%). In all, the Hoosiers ended up shooting 30 out of 60 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Hoosiers allowed Rutgers to knock down 21 out of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 36.2% in this matchup. They went 26.3% from downtown by going 5 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 14 at the charity stripe (85.7%). In reference to team rebounding, Indiana allowed Rutgers to get 26 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Lamar Wilkerson pitched in for the Hoosiers for the game. He tallied 27 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and earned 2 dimes for the contest. He made 11 of 17 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Indiana has a mark of 13-7 for the season. The Hoosiers have committed 18.5 fouls per game and they shoot 78.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 17.3 times per game (41st in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.5 times per contest. Indiana has 1,623 pts for the campaign (81.2 per game) and they grab 35.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Hoosiers are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 77th in the nation.

The Hoosiers defensively are ranked 74th in college in PPG given up with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.9% from the floor (48th in D-1). The Indiana defense surrenders 30.6% on 3-point shots (127 of 415) and their opponents are converting on 74.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.4 assists and 32.2 rebounds per game, which is ranked 10th and 63rd in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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