Northwestern vs. Purdue Prediction: Purdue Predicted to Win College Basketball Matchup [1/5/2025]

Purdue will take on Northwestern in college basketball action at Mackey Arena on Sunday, beginning at 2:00PM ET.

Based on updated simulations, Dimers' advanced college basketball model (see Dimers Pro for full access) predicts Purdue as the most likely winner of today's game.

"Using the most recent data, our experts ran 10,000 simulations of Sunday's Northwestern-Purdue game," said Dimers' Chief Content Officer, Nick Slade.

"After accounting for recent updates and other variables, our prediction shows Purdue with a win probability of 73%, while Northwestern has 27%."

For a closer look at Sunday's matchup, including the predicted score, best bets and an expanded look at the predicted final score, visit our interactive Northwestern vs. Purdue predictions page.

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Northwestern vs. Purdue Game-Day Updates and Essential Details

Sunday's college basketball action between Purdue and Northwestern at Mackey Arena is scheduled to commence at 2:00PM ET.

• Who: Northwestern vs. Purdue
• Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 2:00PM ET/11:00AM PT
• Venue: Mackey Arena
• Tickets: Get tickets for the game on Ticketmaster

Dimers.com's in-depth preview of Sunday's Northwestern vs. Purdue matchup includes our prediction, picks and the latest betting odds.

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Northwestern vs. Purdue Prediction: Who Will Win, Cover the Spread?

Using innovative machine learning and data, we have simulated the outcome of Sunday's NCAA basketball matchup between Northwestern and Purdue 10,000 times as part of our college basketball predictions coverage.

Our famous predictive model currently gives Purdue a 73% chance of defeating Northwestern. Our predicted final score has Purdue winning 73-67.

According to our model, Northwestern (+6) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the over/under total of 138.5 points has a 54% chance of going over.

Northwestern vs. Purdue Odds

We have researched the best betting odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Northwestern vs. Purdue Picks

Our model's strongest edge in today's Northwestern vs. Purdue matchup is on the total.

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Conclusion

We predict Purdue, with a 73% win probability, will likely beat Northwestern on Sunday.

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