No. 3 Purdue can take another step toward winning the Big Ten title when it faces Michigan on Sunday in a conference battle on CBS. The Boilermakers (24-3 Big Ten, 13-3) have clearly established themselves as one of the top teams in college basketball, but have proven weak on the road against league foes. did.
The Ohio State team, playing under an interim coach, faced Purdue last Sunday. The Boilermakers also fell to Nebraska and Northwestern earlier this season. This season is destined to be Michigan’s worst since 2007-08, but a game against the Boilermakers could bring some meaning out of a dark season for the Wolverines (8-19, 3-13). This is your chance to get it back.
Adding to Michigan’s misery is this week’s news that second-leading scorer Olivier Nkahoa will miss the remainder of the season with a wrist injury. Competing with Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center Zach Eady will be even more difficult for the Wolverines without Nkamua in their frontcourt. The task of containing him will fall primarily to 6-10 Taris Reed.
Eadie scored 25 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the floor as the Boilermakers bounced back from the Ohio State loss to beat Rutgers 96-68 on Thursday. The performance was emblematic of what Purdue has been for much of this season while reaching the No. 1 seed line expected by Jerry Palm’s Bracketology.
How to watch Purdue vs. Michigan live
date: February 25th | time: 2:00 PM ET
position: Crisler Center — Ann Arbor, Michigan
tv set: CBS | Live stream: CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (Free)
Purdue vs. Michigan predictions, picks
The University of Michigan is simply the underdog here as they spend the final weeks of the season without star forward Olivier Nkamua, who is out for the season this week with a wrist injury. Perdue fell on the road at Ohio State University last Sunday. But it was an unusual situation for one of the most powerful teams in the country. The Boilermakers have lost three Big Ten games on the road this season, but have also dominated teams like Maryland, Indiana and Iowa on the road. Michigan State is in a worse situation than those three schools and won’t be able to hold out for 40 minutes. Prediction: Purdue -13
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