Best Bet 2/17/2026

Michigan(-2.5) @ Purdue

DK -112

FD -108

MCBB Best Bet Season Record: 22-16-0

Bridgette Bol/DAILY.

As good as Purdue has been this season, they are bizarrely suspect to playing with their food and that has stung them during B1G play. Losing three in a row to UCLA, Indiana, and Illinois is just not viable and barely beating Oregon as a 19 point favorite does not inspire confidence.

They still rank 8th in KenPom and with the right bracket they can make a deep run but tonight they face a buzz saw in the 24-1 Michigan Wolverines. Michigan is on a 10 game heater and are fresh off a 30 point win against the same UCLA that beat Purdue a month ago.

Michigan is the best bet, and they will be featured whenever the spread is manageable.

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