Purdue Boilermakers vs. Xavier Musketeers

The Purdue Boilermakers and the Xavier Musketeers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Verizon Center.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Musketeers listed as 3-point favorites versus the Boilermakers, while the game's total is sitting at 131.

Purdue built up a big first-half lead Thursday and then cruised to a 90-79 win over the Baylor Bears in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Boilermakers managed to cover the 3-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the posted total (145.5).

The Musketeers came back from a halftime deficit on Thursday to knock off the Georgia Bulldogs 73-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Musketeers managed to cover the 9-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the posted total (129.5).

Team records:
Purdue: 25-8 SU, 18-11-1 ATS
Xavier: 28-6 SU, 14-15-1 ATS

Purdue most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
After playing Baylor are 1-1
After a win are 7-3

Xavier most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

A few trends to consider:
Purdue is 15-3 SU in its last 18 games
Xavier is 14-2 SU in its last 16 games

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