Opening night for NCAA Mens Basketball and opening night for Mackey Arena and the Purdue Boilermakers! The Boilermakers play host to the Islanders of Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Check out our bet of the game at the end of the article! We’ll have one bet of the game for each game of the year.

The betting line has opened and is currently at Purdue -21.5. Currently, 96% of all spread bets are on Purdue to cover.

Purdue is 2-0 the last two years ATS on season openers with both openers being at Mackey Arena. Two years ago Purdue was -27.5 against Milwaukee and won 84-53, and last year Purdue started -20.5 against Samford and beat them 98-45.

Last year the Islanders opened their season with a 65 point victory over division 2 Southwestern Adventist but followed with a 32 point loss @ #7 Houston. The line for this game was Houston -34.

Recent years season openers – Last year Purdue (-20.5) vs Samford. Purdue wins 98-45. 2 years ago had Purdue (-27.5) vs Milwaukee, Purdue winning 84-53.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi was ranked 9th last year in all of college basketball with a 19-9-1 record ATS, covering 67.9% of their games. Purdue was 21-16-2 covering 56.8% of their games.

The Over/Under is currently set at 145.5. 69% of all O/U bets are on the Over.

Last season Tx A&MCC were 13-17 against the over, with 56.7% of games going under. Purdue meanwhile was 23-16 against the over with 59% of games going over.

Bet of the Game!

Over 145.5. I believe Purdue will start hot out the gate, and their depth will continue to run all over the Islanders. The Boilermakers defense will be rusty, leaving opportunities for points to be scored. I’m not a fan of 96% of the public being on Purdue to cover the spread, I tend to bet against the public on anything above 82%.