Michigan State vs. Purdue Predictions - February 18

Big Ten play on Tuesday will see the the No. 14 Michigan State Spartans (20-5, 11-3 Big Ten) host the No. 13 Purdue Boilermakers (19-7, 11-4 Big Ten) at Jack Breslin Students Events Center, tipping off at 7:00 PM ET.

Tuesday's matchup between the Spartans and the Boilermakers features the Spartans as 3.5-point favorites. The over/under is 148.5 points for the matchup.

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Michigan State vs. Purdue Odds and Game Info

  • Game day: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
  • Game time: 7:00 PM ET
  • TV channel: Peacock
  • Location: East Lansing, Michigan
  • Arena: Jack Breslin Students Events Center

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Michigan State vs. Purdue Odds and Prediction

  • Spread favorite: Michigan State (-3.5)
  • Moneyline: Michigan State (-164), Purdue (+136)
  • Total: 148.5 points

Pick ATS:Purdue (+3.5)

  • Pick OU: Under (148.5)
  • Prediction: Michigan State 75, Purdue 73

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Michigan State vs. Purdue Comparison

Michigan State Rank Michigan State Stat Purdue Stat Purdue Rank
62nd 79.3 Points Scored 78.7 69th
61st 67.5 Points Allowed 69.8 119th
9th 17.6 Assists 16.5 33rd
192nd 11.4 Turnovers 10.0 59th
84th 46.7% Field Goal % 49.4% 10th
20th 39.9% Field Goal % Allowed 44.5% 225th

Michigan State Key Players

  • The Spartans scoring leader is Jaden, who averages 13.2 per contest to go with 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists.
  • Michigan State's leading rebounder is Jaxon Kohler averaging 7.8 boards per game and its best passer is Jeremy Fears Jr., averaging 6.0 assists per game.
  • Akins leads the Spartans in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 1.4 shots per game from beyond the arc.
  • Fears and Kohler lead Michigan State on the defensive end, with Fears leading the team in steals averaging 1.0 per game and Kohler in blocks averaging 0.8 per contest.

Purdue Key Players

  • The Boilermakers' leader in scoring and rebounding is Trey Kaufman-Renn with 19.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.
  • Braden Smith's assist statline leads Purdue with 8.8 assists per game.
  • Smith is the top scorer from distance for the Boilermakers, hitting 2.2 threes per game.
  • Purdue's leader in steals is Smith with 2.4 per game, and its leader in blocks is Kaufman-Renn with 0.3 per game.

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