Line on the Butler-Purdue Game

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Line on the Butler-Purdue Game: Why the Three Point Underlay

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Mar/17/2018

Line on the Butler-Purdue Game: Why the Three Point Underlay

The line on the Butler-Purdue game was coming in at Boilermakers -3.5. Scroll Down for More

This is one of the biggest underlays we have seen in the tournament thus far as the Power Ratings suggest the line here should be Purdue -6.5.

Purdue destroyed Cal Fullerton Friday but they suffered a serious injury in the process, which might explain the significant underlay.

The Boilermakers center Isaac Haas broke his right elbow in Purdue’s 74-48 victory on Friday and will miss the rest of the NCAA Tournament. Haas will need to get surgery.

7-3 center Matt Haarms will replace Haas. He averaged 14.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game and had nine points and 10 rebounds in the first-round victory. Purdue will likely lean more on star guard Carsen Edwards. He scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half.

Butler, a number 10 seed, easily beat the favorite Arkansas in their first round game, 79-62.

Odds to win 2017-18 NCAA Men's Tournament (4/2/18)

Team	Odds
Villanova	5/1
Duke	11/2
Michigan State	7/1
Michigan	8/1
Kansas	10/1
Cincinnati	12/1
Kentucky	12/1
North Carolina	12/1
Purdue	12/1
Xavier	14/1
Gonzaga	15/1
Tennessee	25/1
West Virginia	25/1
Texas Tech	40/1
Auburn	50/1
Florida	50/1
Houston	50/1
Ohio State	60/1
Rhode Island	75/1
Seton Hall	75/1
Alabama	100/1
Clemson	100/1
Kansas State	100/1
Nevada	100/1
Syracuse	100/1
Texas A&M	100/1
Buffalo	150/1
Butler	150/1
Florida State	150/1
Loyola Chicago	150/1
Marshall	300/1
UMBC	500/1

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com

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