Purdue vs. Akron Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Nov. 16

The No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers (3-0) host the Akron Zips (3-0) at Mackey Arena, tipping off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 16, 2025. The Zips are 19.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup's over/under is set at 160.5.

Purdue heads into this matchup on the heels of an 87-80 win over Alabama on Thursday. In the victory, Braden Smith led Purdue with 29 points. Akron is coming off of a 109-51 victory over Penn State-Shenango in its most recent outing on Wednesday. Shammah Scott's team-high 18 points paced Akron in the victory.

Purdue vs. Akron Odds and Game Time

• When: Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana
• Spread favorite: Purdue -19.5
• Moneyline favorite: Purdue -2632
• Moneyline underdog: Akron +1150
• Over/Under: 160.5 points

How to watch Purdue vs. Akron

• TV Channel: Big Ten Network
• Live Stream: Fubo
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Betting the Over/Under: Purdue vs. Akron

• Purdue's games finished over 160.5 points scored, its current matchup's total, 10 times (out of 36) last year.
• Last season, 13 of Akron's 33 matchups went over 160.5 total points scored.
• The Boilermakers and the Zips combined to average 0.8 more points per game a season ago than the over/under of 160.5 set for this matchup.
• Opponents of the two teams averaged a combined 15.1 fewer points per game (145.4) last season than this game's total of 160.5 points.
• Purdue's average point total in outings last year was 147.6, 12.9 points below the over/under in this game.
• The average total in Akron's games in 2024 was 1.5 fewer points than the point total of 160.5 for this game.

Betting the Spread: Purdue vs. Akron

• Purdue put together a 20-16-0 ATS record last year.
• The Boilermakers were favored by 19.5 points or more four times last season, and covered the spread in two of those games.
• Akron won 17 games against the spread last season, while failing to cover 16 times.
• At home last season, Purdue was 14-2 overall and 10-6 against the spread.
• At home last season, Purdue had two wins ATS (2-2) as a 19.5-point favorite or more.
• Akron was 8-4 overall, and 6-6 against the spread, in away games last season.

Betting the Moneyline: Purdue vs. Akron

• Purdue won 22 of the 27 games it was favored on the moneyline last season (81.5%).
• The Boilermakers won all four games they played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -2632 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probability in this matchup gives Purdue a 96.3% chance to win.
• Last season, Akron won one out of the seven games in which it was the underdog.
• The Zips were not a bigger underdog last season than the +1150 moneyline set for this game.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Akron has a 8.0% chance to win.

Dunkel Index Prediction for Purdue vs. Akron

• Pick ATS: Purdue (- 19.5)
• Pick OU: Over (160.5)
  
• Prediction: Purdue 96 - Akron 71