Arizona vs. Purdue Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Elite Eight
27 March 2026

The No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats (35-2) are 6.5-point favorites to advance to the Final Four when they take on the No. 2 seed Purdue Boilermakers (30-8) in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight on Saturday at SAP Center at San Jose, airing on TBS beginning at 8:49 p.m. ET. The matchup has an over/under of 152.5.
In its most recent game on Thursday, Arizona claimed a 109-88 victory against Arkansas. In Arizona's win, Brayden Burries led the way with a team-high 23 points (adding five rebounds and two assists). Purdue enters this matchup after a 79-77 victory against Texas on Thursday. Trey Kaufman-Renn's team-high 20 points paced Purdue in the victory.
Arizona vs. Purdue Odds and Game Time
- When: Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 8:49 p.m. ET
- Where: SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, California
- Spread favorite: Arizona -6.5
- Moneyline favorite: Arizona -273
- Moneyline underdog: Purdue +216
- Over/Under: 152.5 points
How to watch Arizona vs. Purdue
Betting the Over/Under: Arizona vs. Purdue
- This season, Arizona's games have hit the over on this game's 152.5-point total 23 times.
- This season, 17 games Purdue has played finished with a combined score higher than 152.5 points.
- The Wildcats average 86.7 points per game against the Boilermakers' 82.1, amounting to 16.3 points over the matchup's total of 152.5.
- The 139.2 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score combined this season are 13.3 less than the 152.5-point over/under in this contest.
- Arizona has a 155.6 average over/under in its games this season, 3.1 more points than the over/under in this matchup.
- The over/under for this game is 0.1 points higher than the average over/under in Purdue's games this season of 152.4.
Betting the Spread: Arizona vs. Purdue
- Arizona is 23-14-0 against the spread this season.
- The Wildcats have an against the spread record of 16-12 in their 28 games as a favorite of 6.5 points or more so far this season.
- Purdue has 17 wins against the spread in 38 games this season.
- At home this season, Arizona is 9-8 against the spread and 16-1 overall.
- At home, Arizona is 9-8 ATS as a 6.5-point favorite or more.
- In away games, Purdue is 6-5 against the spread, and 8-3 overall.
- Purdue has two wins ATS (2-3) on the road as 6.5-point underdogs or more.
Betting the Moneyline: Arizona vs. Purdue
- Arizona has won 30, or 93.8%, of the 32 games it has played as the moneyline favorite this season.
- The Wildcats have a record of 25-1, a 96.2% win rate, when favored by -273 or more by bookmakers this season.
- Arizona has a 73.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Purdue has come away with three wins in the four contests it has been listed as the moneyline underdog this season.
- This is the worst odds of a win that sportsbooks have given the Boilermakers this season with a +216 moneyline set for this game.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Purdue has a 31.6% chance of pulling out a win.
