The Wildcats will play the Boilermakers on Thursday, March 12th, 2026. Your timezone's tip off time is 6:30 pm EDT. Check local listings or your nearest streaming app for coverage.
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Table of Contents
- Matchup Stats
- Moneyline Mage
- Best Odds
- Interactive Odds Example
- Prop Bets
- Team Standings
- Futures Odds
- Team Pages
- Other Games Today
Key Matchup Stats
The 2025-26 college basketball postseason has arrived. With tournament action on the docket, Northwestern and Purdue are set to tip-off on Thursday, March 12th, 2026. Here's your chance to partake in March Madness! The end of the regular season has left us with solid trends for each team. Use the following performance insights and stats to handicap what promises to be an exciting matchup.
- SportsBetting3.com Power Rankings - Northwestern wound up with a 92.00 SportsBetting3.com conference power ranking for the 2025-26 college basketball regular season, while Purdue finished with a 96.33 power ranking.
- Away Records - Tournament games are typically played at neutral venues, which means both teams are away from their home courts. Northwestern comes to this matchup with a 3-8 record as an away team, ranking them 7th in the Big Ten Conference for away team wins. Their opponent, Purdue, finished the regular season with a 8-3 record as an away team, ranking them 2nd in the Big Ten Conference for away team wins.
- Conference Win Percentage - Northwestern finished 11th (0.250) in the Big Ten Conference, with Purdue ending up 4th (0.650) for their conference win percentage in the 2025 Big Ten Conference.
- Overall Win Percentage - Northwestern had a 0.455 regular season overall win percentage, with Purdue notching a 0.742 overall win percentage at the end of the 2025-26 regular season.
- Team Records - Northwestern tallied a 15-18 regular season overall record. Meanwhile, Purdue put together a 23-8 standing for 2025-26 college basketball regular season.
Moneyline Mage
Spelling out the winners with humor since the middle ages.
Hocus pocus! Northwestern, 15-18, faces Purdue, 23-8, in March Madness showdown.
Northwestern 5-15 in Big Ten, Purdue 13-7. Winner advances in single-elimination tourney.
The tables below have the best point spread lines, total lines, and moneylines for this matchup. Bet on March Madness games at BetRivers and BetMGM. Review this matchup's prop bets below.
Best Wildcats at Boilermakers Odds
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Matchup Odds FAQs
Purdue is a -13.5 -110 point spread favorite at BetMGM, while Northwestern is a +13.5 -110 point spread underdog at BetMGM.
The best over line is 139.5 -110 points at BetMGM, which means you risk $110 to win $100 betting the over. The best under line is 139.5 -110 points at BetMGM, and that means you risk $110 to win $100 betting the under.
Purdue is a -1100 moneyline favorite at BetMGM and Northwestern is a +700 moneyline underdog at BetMGM.
College Basketball Odds Example
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Northwestern
Purdue
3/12/26 6:30pm EDT | +13.5 -110-13.5 -110 |
Underdog Northwestern - Northwestern bettors risk $100 to win $90.91 at -110 odds.
A +13.5 Northwestern underdog bet wins if they lose by 13 or fewer, tie, or win outright. Your bet loses if they lose by 14 or more.
Favorite Purdue - Purdue bettors risk $100 to win $90.91 at -110 odds.
A -13.5 Purdue favorite bet wins if they win by 14 or more. Your bet loses if they win by 13 or fewer, tie, or lose outright.
Northwestern at Purdue Prop Bets
Important Note: Some states expressly forbid individual college athlete prop bets. The following wagers may not be available depending on your particular state laws.
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Northwestern
Purdue
First to 5 Points
3/12/26 6:30pm EDT | +135-190Bet |
Northwestern
Purdue
First to 10 Points
3/12/26 6:30pm EDT | +170-250Bet |
Northwestern
Purdue
First to 15 Points
3/12/26 6:30pm EDT | +200-295Bet |
Northwestern
Purdue
Game to Overtime
3/12/26 6:30pm EDT | Yes +1500No -10000Bet |
Team Standings
| Team | W-L | Win% | Home | Away | Conf | CGB | Conf% | Strk |
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| #6 Purdue | 30-9 | 0.769 | 12-5 | 8-3 | 13-7 | +6 | 0.650 | L1 |
| Northwestern | 15-19 | 0.441 | 9-8 | 3-8 | 5-15 | +14 | 0.250 | L1 |
Northwestern & Purdue Futures Odds
Latest College Basketball Championship odds, if available, for each team. Review March Madness odds for other teams and learn how to bet on the college basketball tournament. Also be sure to read Ron Halfback's Final Four write-up.
Northwestern Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Northwestern YR: futures available
Purdue Championship OddsNo NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament TM Purdue YR: futures available
Northwestern & Purdue Team Pages
Review each team's futures odds, betting bonuses, current standings and other valuable information on our exclusive team betting odds pages. Team betting odds and stats update throughout the season:
How to Bet on the Game
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How to Bet on the Northwestern vs Purdue College Basketball Game
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Tap to the sportsbook's College Basketball page, look for the Northwestern vs Purdue Game.
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Choose your bet and place a wager.
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