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Last season, the Purdue basketball team had an incredible regular season that saw them win the Big Ten championship, and they followed it up by winning the Big Ten Tournament to earn a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. That is when things took a turn for the worst. Purdue became just the second #1 […]

Zach Edey is making his last season with Coach Matt Painter’s Purdue basketball program count. The decision to run it back for one more year with the Boilermakers came as a shock to many. This was because he had come off a terrific Big Ten Conference season but only fell short of March Madness to […]

Before Matt Painter took over for Purdue basketball, it was Gene Keady that paved the way for the Boilermakers’ success. His greatness netted him six national Coach of the Year awards and seven Big Ten Coach of the Year honors. He has produced countless NBA-level talents and even dabbled to coach the 2000 Team USA […]

Zach Edey is not the only person running it back with Purdue basketball. His former teammate, Sasha Stefanovic, also had a huge announcement about Matt Painter’s coaching staff that most Boilermaker fans are going to love. Sasha Stefanovic will join Matter Painter on his staff. The former Purdue basketball player announced that he will be […]

A blood-hungry Zach Edey decided to run it back for Purdue basketball. A historically bad first-round loss to Fairleigh Dickinson may have prompted him to forego the NBA Draft. One thing is certain and that is he is continuing the trend set by Kentucky basketball’s Oscar Tshiebwe. National Player of the Year winners often go […]

The NBA can wait. For now, Zach Edey will have his full attention on helping the Purdue Boilermakers rise from the ashes of an embarrassing experience in the 2023 NCAA tournament. Edey is returning for at least one more season in West Lafayette after announcing that he will “run it back,” via Twitter. In other […]

Purdue Boilermakers superstar Zach Edey has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, he announced on social media on Tuesday. “My basketball journey has been unorthodox to say the least, but I wouldn’t change a thing about it,” the AP College Basketball National Player of the Year said in a tweet. “From ranked 437 in my class […]

March Madness is over, and the transfer portal is kicking up in college basketball. This year’s NCAA Tournament was one for the ages, and Fairleigh Dickinson’s stunning win over Purdue will be remembered forever. For the Boilermakers, that game is another unfortunate loss in the tournament. As it turns out, Purdue head coach Matt Painter […]

Purdue Boilermakers superstar Zach Edey is the recipient of the AP College Basketball National Player of the Year award, the Associated Press announced on Friday morning. Edey was outstanding this season, averaging 22.3 points per game and 12.9 rebounds per game for Purdue Basketball. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1641799611420647425 “The season ended in disappointment, which really sucks, but it’s always […]

Purdue basketball center Zach Edey fired back at a transfer portal claim from NBA Insider Dan Dakich in a Tuesday tweet. “My people are telling me Zach Edey is in the transfer portal,” Dakich wrote on Tuesday. “The transfer portal and NIL suck.” Edey responded just minutes later. “My sources are telling me this is false,” Edey […]

The Purdue Boilermakers entered this year’s NCAA tournament among the heavy favorites to win it all. The Boilermakers made history in their tournament opener against Fairleigh Dickinson, but they were on the wrong side of it, as they became the second No. 1 seed ever to lose in the round of 64. Purdue’s woes from […]

For the third straight year, Purdue basketball got on the wrong end of a massive upset, losing to no. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson in a real March Madness stunner. Sure enough, a lot of fans pinned the blame on head coach Matt Painter for the rather heartbreaking first round exit. After FDU sealed the 63-58 […]

March Madness is in full swing. The FDU Knights are already making some major waves in the first round after taking down top-seeded Purdue in what could very well be the upset of the tournament, 63-58. It was a massive win for the underdogs, as FDU just booked their place in the next round after […]

The Fair Dickinson Knights take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Check out our March Madness odds series for our Fair Dickinson Purdue prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Fair Dickinson Purdue. The NCAA Tournament featured a lot of special moments on Thursday. It involved other games which didn’t quite generate upsets but still stirred […]

The Purdue Boilermakers are going dancing with a No. 1 seed in the 2023 NCAA tournament. Purdue basketball is still waiting for the First Four round to finish before knowing which team it would be dealing with in the first round of March Madness. But based on the near-immaculate record of top seeds in the […]

March Madness is an exercise in unfulfilled hope, a bloodless culling of 64 teams down to one. But, for now, the empty NCAA Tournament bracket is a place for possibility, at least for some teams, With the NCAA Tournament being an unpredictable, matchup-dependent beast, here are the winners and losers from Selection Sunday. Winner: Alabama […]

Purdue completed its “double-double” with a 67-65 triumph over Penn State in the Big Ten Championship game Sunday in Chicago. The Boilermakers earned the league’s regular season title as well as the title in the conference tournament championship. Purdue HC Matt Painter when asked about his teams struggle w the press “It’s really not that […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Our Big Ten Championship odds series has our Penn State Purdue prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Penn State Purdue. The Penn State Nittany Lions have secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Big Ten has been a conference this season in […]

The Purdue Boilermakers take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Our college basketball odds series has our Purdue Wisconsin prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Purdue Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Badgers remain squarely on the bubble and know that moments like this are very precious. This game is a double-edged sword for UW. On one hand, […]

Purdue head basketball coach Matt Painter spoke on the team’s second rivalry loss of the season to the Indiana Hoosiers, wrote Indy Star sports reporter Akeem Glaspie in a Sunday article. “I just thought (IU) played better,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said of his team’s second-half struggles. “We have a nice play right away (in the second […]

The Purdue Boilermakers are not having a great time of late. Just after losing to the Northwestern Wildcats last Sunday, Purdue basketball suffered yet another back-breaking defeat at the hands of an unranked opponent Thursday night, as they left College Park with a 68-54 loss to the Maryland Terrapins. The loss to the Terrapins hurts […]

The Purdue Boilermakers will travel to take on the Maryland Terrapins in a Thursday night Big Ten college basketball matchup at the XFINITY Center. With that said, check out our college basketball odds series which has our Purdue-Maryland prediction and pick. Even after losing two of their last three games, Purdue is at the top of […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes (15-8) visit the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers (22-2) on Thursday night! Action tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with an Iowa-Purdue prediction pick, and how to watch. Iowa has won three straight games to improve to 7-5 and tied for fifth place in the […]

The Purdue Boilermakers take on the Indiana Hoosiers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Purdue Indiana prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Purdue Indiana. The Purdue Boilermakers are in line to be not just a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but the No. 1 overall seed. Houston has […]

The Purdue Boilermakers added claimed another victim Wednesday night, as they demolished the Penn State Nittany Lions at home for an 80-60 victory. It was actually the second time Purdue basketball defeated the Nittany Lions this season, but just in a much more dominant manner than in the first meeting. Having personally seen twice what […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Our college basketball odds series has our Penn State Purdue prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Penn State Purdue. The Penn State Nittany Lions are on the very middle of the bubble in the hunt for an NCAA Tournament bid. The Big Ten […]

Purdue center Zach Edey once again had his way against the Michigan State Spartans this season. Mere weeks after he scored 32 points in the No. 1 ranked Boilermakers’ narrow one-point win over Michigan State, Edey followed it up with a keen encore performance on Sunday. The versatile center tallied 38 points on 62.5 percent […]

The Purdue Boilermakers (19-1) visit Michigan Wolverines (11-8) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 9:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-Michigan prediction, pick, and how to watch. Purdue has won six consecutive games and sits at 8-1 and in first place in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers […]

The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers (17-1) visit the Minnesota Gophers (7-9) on Thursday night. Action tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-Minnesota prediction, pick, and how to watch. Purdue has won four consecutive games and sits at 6-1 and in first place in the Big […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Nebraska Purdue prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Nebraska Purdue. The Purdue Boilermakers are the best team in the Big Ten Conference. On that point there is very little debate. However, how good are the Boilermakers? […]

The Purdue Boilermakers take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Purdue Penn State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Purdue Penn State. The Purdue Boilermakers lost to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at home six days ago. Purdue obliterated Gonzaga and Duke earlier this season, […]

The Purdue Boilermakers take on the Ohio State Buckeyes. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Purdue Ohio State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Purdue Ohio State. The Purdue Boilermakers finally lost their first game of the college basketball season this past Monday. They fell to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights […]

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights pulled off a massive upset over the No. 1 seeded Purdue Boilermakers on Monday night, and Purdue head coach Matt Painter gave credit where credit is due after the 65-64 loss. “We know what’s coming. What Rutgers did tonight didn’t shock us,” Painter said after his team was defeated at home […]

The Davidson Wildcats take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Davidson Purdue prediction and pick. The Purdue Boilermakers are unbeaten and ranked No. 1 in the country. They were ranked No. 1 in December of last year, but they didn’t handle the pressure or scrutiny particularly well. By […]

The Minnesota Golden Gophers take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Minnesota Purdue prediction and pick. The Purdue Boilermakers were not at their best this past week against Florida State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Florida State entered the game with only one win, but the game was […]

The Purdue Boilermakers take on the Florida State Seminoles. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Purdue Florida State prediction and pick. The Purdue Boilermakers lost Jaden Ivey to the NBA. That’s a top-five draft pick. One might reasonably think that would have negatively affected how the Boilermakers play. Instead, they actually look […]

The Duke Blue Devils take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Duke Purdue prediction and pick. The Purdue Boilermakers lost Jaden Ivey to the NBA. When a team loses a top-five NBA draft pick — which is what Ivey was and is — that is generally supposed to […]

The Milwaukee Panthers take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Milwaukee Purdue prediction and pick. The Milwaukee Panthers finished 10-22 last season. They hope to be significantly better this season. They played a game on Monday and defeated a non-Division I opponent, 102-46. Angelo Stuart scored 24 points […]

Tuesday brought some very sad news across the basketball world. Former Purdue Boilermakers star and Portland Trail Blazers forward Caleb Swanigan has passed away at just 25 years old. The school broke the news via Twitter: 💔 Devastated. Our thoughts and prayers to Caleb Swanigan’s family and friends. The world lost a gentle soul last […]