Purdue won the Big Ten by three games last season, despite three road losses. Yet it also went to Champaign and beat its closest competitor — the Illini — in the penultimate game of the regular season.

Oregon dropped in the polls but stayed in the top 15 after losing to Purdue. The Ducks (15-3, 4-3 Big Ten) are No. 15 with 683 points in this week’s AP men’s college basketball poll and the same spot with 309 points in the coaches poll after Saturday’s 65-58 loss to the Boilermakers.

It is a top-25 Big Ten battle as we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Purdue-Oregon prediction and pick.

For the first time in a month, No. 17 Purdue will play another ranked team, taking on No. 13 Oregon. Here's all you need to know for Saturday's Big Ten clash.

Oregon ended the 2024-25 season ranked behind the two teams to play in the national championship. The Ducks (13-1), who lost to eventual national champion Ohio State 41-21 in the Rose Bowl, ended the season No.