Purdue vs Michigan Best Bets + Player Props for Braden Smith, Vladi Goldin

The Purdue Boilermakers are 1.5-point road underdogs against the Michigan Wolverines.
There are -124 odds favoring the over on Vladislav Goldin’s 5.5-rebound prop.
Braden Smith’s 7.5-assist line offers solid +112 odds for the over.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Betting odds for Tuesday night’s top-25 matchup between No. 7 Purdue and No. 20 Michigan favor the Wolverines (-1.5) at home. Michigan failed to cover the spread at legal college basketball betting sites in seven-straight games.

Purdue vs Michigan Betting Odds

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Purdue	+1.5 (-105)	+105	O152.0 (-110)
Michigan	-1.5 (-115)	-125	U152.0 (-110)

While Michigan has been atrocious against the spread, Purdue covered in nine of their last 11 games, going 10-1 outright across that stretch. That includes a 91-64 throttling of Michigan just four games ago on Purdue’s home court.

Stay away from one of the biggest trap games of the year and bet on player props instead. There are -124 odds favoring the over on Michigan center Vladislav Goldin’s 5.5-rebound prop.

Best Player Props: Vladislav Goldin Rebounds, Braden Smith Assists

Goldin cleared Tuesday’s projection in three-straight games. He had six rebounds when the Wolverines last faced Purdue despite losing in blowout fashion.

Vladislav Goldin Rebounds Prop vs Purdue

Over 5.5 Rebounds -124
Under 5.5 Rebounds -106

Since January 7, Goldin’s had 6+ rebounds in eight of his last nine games. He had just three rebounds in that lone under against Penn State, but he only played 17 minutes in that game.

As for the Boilermakers, their best player prop is for Braden Smith to clear 7.5 assists. This prop comes with +112 legal sports betting odds despite Smith posting 13 assists in his last game.

Braden Smith Assists Prop vs Michigan

Over 7.5 Assists +112
Under 7.5 Assists -148

Smith had 8+ assists in three of his last five games, averaging 8.4 assists per game across that stretch. He’s had eight or more assists in 13 of 24 games this season, including 10 games with double-digit assist totals.

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Zachary Kelley

Zach graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Writing, Editing, and Media. Zach is interested in the legalization aspect of sports betting and enjoys participating in DFS. He has a passion for sports writing and most enjoys writing about football and baseball both professional and collegiate.