Iowa vs. Purdue Prediction and Odds (High-Paced Action Set for Big 10 Championship Game)

The Iowa Hawkeyes will face the Purdue Boilermakers will face-off in the Big 10 Championship Game today, which will serve as the final game before the selection committee gets to work deciding the official 2022 March madness bracket.

Iowa entered the bracket as the No. 5 seed, and has defeated No. 13 Nebraska, No. 4 Rutgers, and then No. 9 Indiana on their way to the final. Meanwhile, Purdue took care of business against No. 11 Penn State and No. 7 Michigan State ahead of today's championship game.

Purdue won both regular season meetings between these teams this season, beating the Hawkeyes 77-70 in their Big 10 schedule debut, and then grabbing the 83-73 victory in the rematch on Jan. 27.

Can they make it 3-0 against the Hawkeyes? Here are the odds via WynnBET.

Iowa vs. Purdue Odds, Spread, and Total

Spread:

• Iowa +2 (-110)
• Purdue -2 (-110)

Moneyline:

• Iowa +112
• Purdue -135

Total:

• 151.5 (Over -110/Under -110)

Iowa vs. Purdue Betting Trends

• Iowa is 5-1 ATS in its last six games.
• Purdue is 5-2 ATS in its last seven games vs. Iowa.
• Iowa is 13-4 in its last 17 games played on a Sunday.
• Purdue is 0-6 ATS in its last six games.
• Purdue is 0-5 ATS in its last five games.

Iowa vs. Purdue Prediction and Pick

It's anyone's guess who wins this game, but one thing I think we know for sure, is that it's going to be a high-scoring affair.

Both teams are amongst the best shooting teams in the entire country. Purdue is third in college basketball in effective field goal percentage, and Iowa ranks 33rd. Over each team's last three games, Iowa ranks third, shooting at a rate of 63.6% when it comes to effective field goal percentage.

Meanwhile, no team is particularly good defensively, ranking 146th and 179th in defensive efficiency.

Finally, to make this OVER bet even more attractive, Iowa ranks fifth in field goal attempts per game, so we're going to see a ton of shots in this championship game.

Let's sit back and root for points in the final game before the brackets are decided.

Pick: OVER 151.5

Check out Iain's full 2022 college basketball betting record here.