The #13 High Point Panthers (29-5) face #4 Purdue Boilermakers (22-11) in their first-ever DI NCAA Tournament appearance at Providence's Amica Mutual Pavilion on Thursday at 12:40 pm ET.

Current Odds (As of March 20):

• Spread: Purdue -7.5 (opened at -8.5)
• Moneyline: Purdue -345 (opened at -375), High Point +270 (opened at +295)
• Total: 154.5 (opened at 153.5)
• Implied Win Probability: Purdue 77.53%, High Point 27.03%

Public Betting Trends:

• High Point receiving 64% of ATS handle on 66% of ATS bets
• Moneyline splits nearly even: 52% Purdue, 48% High Point

Analytics Projections:

• KenPom: Purdue by 9
• Haslametrics: Purdue by 10
• Torvik: Purdue by 11

Key Factors:

• High Point enters with nation's second-longest active win streak (14 games)
• Purdue struggling recently, losing 5 of last 7 regular-season games
• Boilermakers fell to Michigan (86-68) in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals

Tournament Futures:

• High Point: +25000 to win Midwest Region
• Purdue: +1100 to win Midwest Region, +10000 to win championship

The line movement favoring High Point appears driven by recent form rather than analytics, as all major prediction models favor Purdue by margins greater than the current spread.

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