Round of 64: Northern Iowa-Purdue Lines Preview

The fans at Rose Garden will be treated to a game between the Northern Iowa Panthers and the Purdue Boilermakers when they take their seats on Thursday for the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Oddsmakers currently have the Boilermakers listed as 8-point favorites versus the Panthers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Purdue defeated Ohio State 65-61 as a 5.5-point favorite in the Big Ten Tournament final on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (126.5).
E'Twaun Moore scored 17 points for Purdue and JaJuan Johnson poured in 16 points in the win.
Team records:
Northern Iowa: 23-10 SU, 16-13 ATS
Purdue: 25-9 SU, 15-16 ATS
Northern Iowa most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 5-5
After playing Illinois State are 6-4
After a win are 8-2

Purdue most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 4-6
After playing Ohio State are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Northern Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Northern Iowa's last 6 games
Northern Iowa is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Purdue is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games