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High-powered offences collide when the No. 25 Illinois Fighting Illini battle the No. 7 Purdue Boilermakers in a key Big Ten Conference matchup on Monday afternoon. The Boilermakers (14-2, 3-2), who have scored 90 points or more in eight games this season, tying Gonzaga for the most in the NCAA, will aim to win their third consecutive road game against a ranked opponent. Purdue has won seven games by a margin of 25 points or more, the third most in the US and the most in the Big Ten.. The Fighting Illini (13-3, 6-0), who have won their last six games by 10 points or more, are coming off a 68-53 win over Michigan on Friday.

The game from State Farm Arena in Champaign, Ill., is scheduled to tip off at noon ET. Purdue is averaging 85.6 points per game, while Illinois averages 79.7. The Fighting Illini are one-point favourites in the latest Purdue vs. Illinois odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is down to 147 after opening at 152.5. Before locking in any Illinois vs. Purdue picks, you need to check out the college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model. 

Every Division I college basketball game is 10,000 times simulated by the model. The proprietary computer model has produced an outstanding profit of more than $2,200 for $100 gamblers on its top-rated NCAA basketball predictions against the spread over the last five years. Anyone who has kept up with it has noticed huge gains.

The model is now focused on Purdue versus. Illinois, and it has just released its choices and CBB projections. To see the model's choices, go to SportsLine right now. The NCAA basketball odds and trends for Illinois vs. Purdue are as follows:

• Illinois -1 in the Purdue-Illinois game.

• Over/under for Purdue vs. Illinois: 147 points

• Illinois -115, Purdue -105, Purdue -115, Purdue -105, Purdue -105, Purdue -105, Purdue -105, Purdue

• PUR: In the Boilermakers' previous four games, the over is 4-0.

• ILLINOIS: In their previous six home games, the Fighting Illini have gone 5-1 against the spread.

Why Illinois is able to cover?

This season, the Illini are 8-1 at home and 19-3 since the start of the 2020-21 season. The team's top star, Kofi Cockburn (21.9 ppg, 12.3 rpg), has plenty of support. Trent Frazier, a fifth-year senior guard, is also an important element of the Illinois offence. In 32.9 minutes per game, he averages 13.2 points, 3.4 assists, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.5 steals in 14 games this season. Last Tuesday, Frazier set a season best with 29 points in a victory over Nebraska, and he backed it up with an 18-point performance against Michigan. On Dec. 11, he also had a 27-point performance in an 83-79 defeat against No. 11 Arizona.

The Fighting Illini's success is also aided by senior guard Jacob Grandison. He's fourth in the league in scoring, averaging 11.7 points per game while making 50.4 percent of his field goals, including 47.8% from 3-point range and 85.7 percent from the free throw line. He also pulls down 3.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists each game. On Dec. 6, he had a 21-point performance in an 87-83 victory against Iowa.

Purdue's ability to cover

Jaden Ivey, a sophomore guard who has scored in double digits in each of his past 13 games, including 17 points, five assists, and four rebounds in a victory against Nebraska on Friday, leads the Boilermakers. He also scored his 500th career point in the contest. After shooting 3 of 12 from 3-point range to open the season, he's been on a tear, hitting 31 of 66 in the past 13 games. Ivey has made 50 percent of his field goals this season, including 43.6 percent from 3-point range.

Zach Edey, a sophomore centre, is also causing havoc for opposing defences, shooting 71.3 percent from the field, which is the best in the country. Over the previous four games, he's scored 73 points, grabbed 30 rebounds, and dished out seven assists in 66 minutes. Edey has averaged 15.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game this season. He has five steals and has blocked 21 shots.

How to choose between Illinois and Purdue?

The total has a slight edge in the Sports Lines model, with the teams combining for 149 points. It also claims that one side of the spread hits more than 60% of the time. SportsLine is the only place where you can obtain the model's choice.