Purdue Boilermakers vs Michigan State Spartans: Don Best Odds & Insights for 2/16/2021

The Michigan State Spartans (10-8) visit the Purdue Boilermakers (13-8) after losing three straight road games. The Boilermakers are favored by 5.5 points in the contest, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The over/under is 136.5 in the matchup.

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Purdue Leaders

• Trevion Williams leads the Boilermakers in points and rebounds. He scores 15.8 points per game while also adding 9.6 rebounds.
• Purdue's assists leader is Eric Hunter Jr., who racks up 3.2 assists per game.
• Sasha Stefanovic leads the Boilermakers with a team-high 2.3 three-pointers per game.
• The Boilermakers steals leader is Hunter, who grabs 1.2 per game. Zach Edey leads the team averaging 1.1 blocks a game.

Michigan State Leaders

• The Spartans go-to guy, Aaron Henry, leads the team in both scoring (14.3 points per game) and assists (3.5 assists per game).
• Joey Hauser collects all of the boards and is the Michigan State leader in rebounds, pulling down 6.8 per game.
• Joshua Langford makes more threes per game than any other member of the Spartans, cashing in 1.6 treys per game.
• Nobody on Michigan State grabs more steals than Henry (1.3 per game) or blocks more shots than Marcus Bingham Jr. (1.3 per game).

Purdue vs Michigan State: Last 4 Meetings

Purdue has won three of its last four matchups against Michigan State. In those games against the Spartans, the Boilermakers have a 2-0 record against the spread.

Points Insights

• The Boilermakers put up 70.4 points per contest, only 1.2 fewer points than the 71.6 the Spartans allow their opponents.
• When Purdue scores more than 71.6 points, it is 9-0 against the spread and 9-1 overall.
• Michigan State is 2-7 against the spread and 3-6 overall when giving up more than 70.4 points.
• The Spartans put up an average of 70.7 points per game, just four more points than the 66.7 the Boilermakers give up to opponents.
• Michigan State is 8-2 overall and 6-0 against the spread in games it scores more than 66.7 points.
• Purdue is 2-3 against the spread and 2-3 overall when it gives up more than 70.7 points.
• The Boilermakers have put up a total of 78 more points than their opponents this year (an average of 3.7 per game), while the Spartans have been out-scored by opponents on average this year (by 15 total points, -0.9 per game).

Rebounding Insights

• The Boilermakers and the Spartans are similar rebounding teams, with the squads averaging and 36.2 and 37.4 rebounds per game, respectively.
• Michigan State is 7-3 against the spread when grabbing more boards than their opponents. Purdue is 0-2 when they lose the rebounding battle.
• The Boilermakers and the Spartans grab offensive rebounds at nearly the same rate (10.6 and 10.8 offensive rebounds per game, respectively).
• The Spartans are 5-5 against the spread when they win the battle on the boards. The Boilermakers are 4-1 when they lose the rebounding edge.
• Both teams thrive on the boards. Purdue records an average rebounding margin of +6.1 rebounds per game. Michigan State averages a margin of +3.8 rebounds.