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The 13th-ranked Michigan State Spartans meet the eighth-seeded Purdue Boilermakers on Thursday night in a battle for seeding for the upcoming Big Ten Conference Tournament. Michigan State is coming off a 66-60 win over Ohio State on Sunday, while Purdue downed Indiana 93-64 on Friday. The Spartans (22-5, 12-4 Big Ten), who are 4-3 against ranked opponents, are 4-3 on the road this season. The Boilermakers (22-5, 12-4 Big Ten), who are also 4-3 against ranked foes, are 12-3 on their home court.

Tip-off from Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind., is set for 8 p.m. ET. Purdue leads the all-time series 77-57, including a 47-18 edge in games played at West Lafayette. Purdue is a 7.5-point favorite in the just in Purdue vs. Michigan State odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 142.5. Before making any Michigan State vs. Purdue picks, check out the men’s college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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Now, the model has simulated Michigan State vs. Purdue 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted men’s college basketball picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several men’s college basketball odds and men’s college basketball betting lines for Purdue vs. Michigan State:

Michigan State vs. Purdue spread:    

Purdue -7.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook

Michigan State vs. Purdue over/under:    

142.5 points

Michigan State vs. Purdue money line:    

Michigan State +280, Purdue -356

Michigan State vs. Purdue picks:    

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Top Michigan State vs. Purdue predictions

SportsLine’s model is going Over on the total (142.5 points). The Over has hit in four of the last eight head-to-head meetings between the schools. The Over has hit in six of the last seven Michigan State games, and in five of the last eight Purdue games. Michigan State is 5-5 against the spread in its last 10 games. Purdue, meanwhile, is 4-6 ATS in its last 10.

The model projects the Spartans to have four players score 10 points or more, including Jeremy Fears Jr.’s projected 14.3 points. The Boilermakers are projected to have four players score 11.7 or more points, led by Braden Smith, who is projected to score 16 points. The model is projecting 151 combined points as the Over clears in over 70% of simulations.

How to make Purdue vs. Michigan State picks

The model also says one side of the spread has all of the value. You can only see that pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Michigan State vs. Purdue and which side of the spread has all of the value? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Michigan State vs. Purdue spread to back, all from the advanced model that has simulated this game 10,000 times, and find out.