The Evansville Purple Aces take on the Purdue Boilermakers in West Lafayette, IN. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. ET on BTN.
Purdue is favored by -32.5 points on the spread, and the total is set at 147.5 points.
Here’s my Evansville vs. Purdue prediction and college basketball picks for November 4, 2025.
Evansville vs Purdue Prediction
My Pick: Purdue -30.5 (Play to -32.5)
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Evansville vs Purdue Odds
| Evansville Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+32.5 -110 | 147.5 -110 / -110 | OFF |
| Purdue Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-32.5 -110 | 147.5 -110 / -110 | OFF |
- Evansville vs Purdue spread: Purdue -32.5
- Evansville vs Purdue over/under: 147.5 points
Evansville vs Purdue College Basketball Betting Preview
Evansville Basketball
Evansville won 17 games two seasons ago and lost its best player — Ben Humrichous — in the offseason. The Purple Aces only won 11 games last season and suffered the same fate with leading scorer Gabriel Pozzato, who transferred.
It could be a very tough year for David Ragland's bunch.
The Purple Aces likely need to be a defensive-first team to compete in the Missouri Valley. Returning stud defender Connor Turnbull is a big step in being a defensive-first squad. He'll get some help from Saint Louis transfer AJ Casey on the interior.
Scoring-wise, the Purple Aces brought in two experienced guards to handle the offensive lift.
One is a familiar name to many: Clemson transfer Alex Hemenway, who played just five games in the last two seasons. He drilled 47% of his shots from deep in his last full season, though.
Keishon Porter will also get plenty of shots, too, as he scored double-digits a season ago at NC Central.
Purdue Basketball
The Purdue Boilermakers have a lot to lose this season. It'll be the final campaign Braden Smith is running the show, and they absolutely have to make the most of it.
Purdue gets more than just Smith — the preseason National Player of the Year — back.
Also returning is Trey Kaufman-Renn — one of the most productive bigs in the country — and sharpshooter Fletcher Loyer.
The biggest thing Purdue did was bring in a more reliable big man in Oscar Cluff to help Kaufman-Renn. Cluff was a double-double machine at South Dakota State and was a starter for Washington State two seasons ago.
He can operate on the perimeter in dribble hand-offs and as a screener, which is a boost for this Purdue team.
The concern is shooting. Neither Cluff nor Kaufman-Renn shoot it well, and teams could play off of whichever one is near the perimeter.
I'd be more worried about the shooting issues once league play rolls around. In this instance, it should help them.
Last year, Purdue had real problems on the defensive end. It's tough to be a top-five caliber squad with such poor defensive numbers. I expect Cluff to help with the interior defense, which was a huge issue last year.
Once 7-foot-3 big man Daniel Jacobsen got hurt, the Boilers basically had no true five-man.
Evansville vs. Purdue Betting Analysis
I'm rolling with a Purdue blowout here. Covering 30.5 points is difficult, but I think Purdue has the style to do it.
The Boilermakers probably score at or near 100, so if it can hold Evansville to 65 or less, that'll get us to the number.
With all the questions about the Purple Aces' offense, they could struggle.
My Pick: Purdue -30.5 (Play to 32.5)
