Purdue vs. USC Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Jan. 17

The No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers (16-1, 6-0 Big Ten) visit the USC Trojans (14-3, 3-3 Big Ten) at Galen Center, starting at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 17, 2026. The Boilermakers are 9-point favorites in the game. The over/under is set at 154.5 in the matchup.

Purdue enters this matchup on the heels of a 79-72 victory over Iowa on Wednesday. Braden Smith recorded 16 points, four rebounds and eight assists for Purdue. USC's last outing on Tuesday ended in an 88-71 victory over Maryland. Jordan Marsh totaled 20 points, four rebounds and four assists for USC.

Purdue vs. USC Odds and Game Time

• When: Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET
• Where: Galen Center in Los Angeles, California
• Spread favorite: Purdue -9
• Moneyline favorite: Purdue -412
• Moneyline underdog: USC +320
• Over/Under: 154.5 points

How to watch Purdue vs. USC

• TV Channel: Peacock
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Betting the Over/Under: Purdue vs. USC

• This season, Purdue's games have hit the over on this game's 154.5-point total seven times.
• In USC's 16 games this season, 11 finished with more combined points than Saturday's point total of 154.5.
• The Boilermakers average 86.0 points per game against the Trojans' 84.5, amounting to 16.0 points over the contest's point total of 154.5.
• The 144.5 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents on average this season are 10.0 fewer than the 154.5 over/under in this contest.
• Purdue has seen a 154.3 average over/under in its games this season, 0.2 less than the over/under in this matchup.
• The over/under for this contest is 6.2 points lower than the average over/under in USC's games this season (160.7 points).

Betting the Spread: Purdue vs. USC

• Purdue has played 17 games, with nine wins against the spread.
• So far this season, the Boilermakers have been installed as favorites by a 9-point margin or more 12 times and are 5-7 ATS in those contests.
• In USC's 16 games this year, it has eight wins against the spread.
• This season, the Trojans are winless against the spread when entering a game as an underdog of 9 points or more.
• USC is 6-1 overall, and 4-3 against the spread, at home.
• At home, as a 9-point underdog or greater, USC is 4-2 ATS.
• Purdue is 3-0 against the spread, and 3-0 overall, in away games.
• Purdue is unbeaten ATS (1-0) as 9-point favorites or more on the road.

Betting the Moneyline: Purdue vs. USC

• Purdue has been the moneyline favorite in 15 games this season and won 14 (93.3%) of those contests.
• The Boilermakers have been at least a -412 moneyline favorite 11 times this season and won each of those games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that Purdue has a 80.5% chance to win.
• USC has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in three games this year and has walked away with the win one time (33.3%) in those games.
• The Trojans have been listed as an underdog of +320 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• USC has an implied victory probability of 23.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.