The latest national title odds in college basketball are in after Week 5 of the regular season. All odds are courtesy of BetMGM. Since we’re getting closer to Christmas, we are a third of the way through the season so far.
Braden Smith scored 15 points and dished 12 assists, and No. 6 Purdue pulled away for an 85-57 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Wednesday night.
Purdue's senior group has been through this before. It hasn't happened often, but the trio of Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Trey Kaufman-Renn has suffered through disappointing losses.
A top-10 matchup is on the docket this weekend in West Lafayette. No. 1 Purdue will host No. 10 Iowa State in a battle of unbeatens, one of the premier non-conference games of the college basketball season.
This is it. The ultimate pressure cooker season for the Purdue Boilermakers and, specifically, for their floor general, Fletcher Loyer. As Paul M. Banks eloquently laid out in his piece, the phrase “one last ride” has never carried more weight in West Lafayette.
Oscar Cluff's 15 points led seven players in double figures for No. 1 Purdue in an 86-56 romp past No. 15 Texas Tech in the title game of the Baha Mar Championship on Friday night at Nassau, Bahamas.
Fletcher Loyer didn't know he would need to pack a tape measure when Purdue headed to the Bahamas for the Baha Mar Championship this week. Apparently, one would have been handy before the top-ranked Boilermakers played Memphis in the first game of the event on Thursday night.
Fletcher Loyer scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the second half as No. 1 Purdue remained perfect with an 80-71 victory over Memphis in the semifinals of the Baha Mar Championship at Nassau, Bahamas.
Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer will always be remembered for their longevity, consistency, and success. On Thursday night in Tuscaloosa, the senior duo etched their names in Purdue's record book, setting a new school mark for most career starts.
No. 2 Purdue and No. 8 Alabama are set to clash in a monstrous early-season non-conference matchup Thursday night, with the game taking place at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Purdue fell out of the top spot in the country after a victory. Alabama's coach said people aren't holding his club in the correct level of esteem. So perhaps it will be a battle of disrespected teams when No.
After a big win over Evansville on Tuesday, No. 1 Purdue is looking ahead to Friday night's contest against Oakland. It will be just the fourth time the two teams have played, and it should provide the Boilermakers with another interesting challenge before the schedule ratchets up next week.
Purdue senior guards Fletcher Loyer and Braden Smith wasted no time making a splash to start the 2025-26 season. Both accomplished significant individual feats while leading the Boilermakers to an 82-51 victory over Evansville on Tuesady night at Mackey Arena.
Well, each of the 18 teams in the Big Ten has had its first taste of the new season. There were obviously plenty of standout performances across the league.
The No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers opened their 2025-26 college basketball campaign on Tuesday night at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it went as well as expected for Matt Painter’s squad.
Purdue's first experience on the basketball court this season didn't quite go as planned. The Boilermakers dropped a 78-65 exhibition game to Kentucky on Friday, but senior Fletcher Loyer said that the top-10 clash was just a "quiz," helping Purdue prepare for the regular season.
There is a great deal of excitement surrounding Matt Painter's 2025–2026 Purdue Boilermakers. After reaching the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, many publications have
The No. 4-seed Purdue basketball is gearing up for the 2025 March Madness, but the Boilermakers could be a key player down when they play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this coming Thursday.
Purdue basketball saw its guard tandem of Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer set a new school record with their nuclear game against Rutgers. The Boilermakers were projected to win this Big Ten clash handily; however, the 100-71 victory quelled any concerns that this group would not be a very dangerous team in March.