Purdue vs. Queens Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - First Round

The No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers (27-8) and the No. 15 Queens Royals (21-13) will meet on Friday to compete for a spot in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Purdue is favored by 25.5 points in the opening round matchup, which tips off at 7:35 p.m. ET on truTV. Here are the insights you need when filling out your bracket for this 2-15 matchup. The matchup's over/under is 159.5.

Purdue heads into this contest after an 80-72 victory over Michigan on Sunday. Oscar Cluff put up 21 points, five rebounds and one assist for Purdue. In its most recent game on Sunday, Queens claimed a 98-93 OT win over Central Arkansas. Chris Ashby's team-high 34 points paced Queens in the victory.

Purdue vs. Queens Odds and Game Time

• When: Friday, March 20, 2026 at 7:35 p.m. ET
• Where: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri
• Spread favorite: Purdue -25.5
• Moneyline favorite: Purdue -8333
• Moneyline underdog: Queens +2340
• Over/Under: 159.5 points

How to watch Purdue vs. Queens

• TV Channel: truTV
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Betting the Over/Under: Purdue vs. Queens

• A total of 10 of Purdue's games this season have gone over Friday's total of 159.5 points.
• This season, 25 of Queens' games have ended with a combined score higher than 159.5 points.
• The over/under for the matchup of 159.5 is 7.1 points fewer than the combined points per game averages for the Boilermakers (81.7 points per game) and the Royals (84.9 points per game).
• These two teams give up a combined 153 points per game, 6.5 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in Purdue's games is 7.7 fewer points than the over/under of 159.5 in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 8.3 points lower than the average over/under in Queens' games this season (167.8 points).

Betting the Spread: Purdue vs. Queens

• Purdue has played 35 games, with 15 wins against the spread.
• The Boilermakers have been favored by 25.5 points or more four times this season and have covered the spread in two of them.
• Queens is 17-16-0 against the spread this year.
• The Royals covered the spread in their only game when underdogs by 25.5 points or more.
• Purdue is 5-12 against the spread, and 12-5 overall, at home this season.
• At home, Purdue has two wins ATS (2-2) as a 25.5-point favorite or greater.
• Queens is 5-11 against the spread, and 6-10 overall, on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Purdue vs. Queens

• This season, Purdue has been moneyline favorites 30 times and won 23, or 76.7%, of those games.
• The Boilermakers are undefeated in four games this season when favored by -8333 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 98.8% chance of a victory for Purdue.
• Queens has been a moneyline underdog in 12 games this season and has come away with the win three times (25%) in those contests.
• The Royals have been listed as an underdog of +2340 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• Queens has an implied victory probability of 4.1% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.