The No. 20 Purdue Boilermakers (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten) head to the east coast to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-7, 1-3 Big Ten) Thursday night. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-Rutgers prediction and pick.

Both Harper and Bailey possess size on the perimeter, so Wisconsin should continue to funnel the ball inside to Steven Crowl and Nolan Winter. The interior pressure will open shots for dynamic scorers John Blackwell and John Tonje, who will have their hands full with Harper and Bailey.

The Wisconsin men's basketball team seeks its first road win of the season Monday night against Rutgers at Jersey Mike's Arena in New Jersey.

The Badgers turned the ball over 16 times and allowed 18 offensive rebounds Monday night, but they showed they could win in a different way.

Blackwell scored 21, Steven Crowl totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds and Wisconsin defeated Rutgers 75-63 on Monday night.