Kent State vs. Purdue prediction: Why Purdue is favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/29/2025]

Purdue and Kent State will lock horns in men's college basketball action at Mackey Arena on Monday, starting at 7:00 PM ET.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' advanced college basketball model projects Purdue as the most likely winner of the Kent State vs. Purdue game.

This article offers further insights into Monday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

Kent State vs. Purdue prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Monday's NCAA basketball game between Kent State and Purdue 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model gives Purdue a 98% chance of beating Kent State. Our predicted final score has Purdue winning 92-65.

According to our model, Purdue (-26.5) has a 52% chance of covering the spread, while the 160.5-point over/under has a 53% chance of staying under.

Kent State vs. Purdue odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

Kent State vs. Purdue picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best current odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: