NCAA Tournament Free Picks 3/17/16 – Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Purdue

Will Purdue avoid an upset?

No. 5 Purdue hopes to avoid an upset when it faces No. 12 Arkansas-Little Rock in the NCAA Tournament today at 4:30PM ET.

According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Purdue is favored in today’s game, as the Boilermakers are getting odds of -9 points against Little Rock. The over/under total for the contest has been set at 128 points. These two meet today in a Midwest Region second round game from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.

Bet on Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Purdue

Purdue is 26-8 overall, 4-2 on a neutral floor and 18-11-1 against the spread. Arkansas-Little Rock is 29-4 overall, 3-0 on a neutral court and 19-10 against the spread. Purdue got an at-large bid by going 14-7 in the Big Ten while Little Rock was the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and regular season champion.

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Purdue isn’t getting a lot of looks for the NCAA Tournament and many are even targeting the Boilermakers to be upset today, but Purdue was 7-2 against the spread in non-conference play and their lone non-conference loss was to Butler. Little Rock has obviously had a good season, but not faced some of the best in the country like Purdue has. The Boilermakers are 10^th in the coaches poll, which tells you that they have the talent. Purdue is coming off a narrow loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten title game, one of the NCAA Tournament favorites. Look for Purdue to make a statement today and win comfortably.

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