Bodog Beat

Tonight, the Purdue Boilermakers look to build off their latest victory as they host the Northwestern Wildcats, who are trying to move closer to their first postseason berth in a decade. (AP Images)

The Boilermakers' solid defense returned against the Buckeyes on Saturday in a 75-70 win after allowing Michigan to shoot an opponent season-high 63.0 percent from the floor in Thursday's 87-78 loss.

Purdue, which has the conference's second-best scoring defense, has won all 21 games when holding opponents to 64 points or fewer but are just 1-7 when allowing at least 65. Seems pretty clear what Northwestern needs to do.

Unfortunately the Wildcats slow down the ball on offense and typically don't score a lot. They are averaging 64.6 points this season, and are 3-9 when scoring fewer than 65.

The Boilermakers have won five straight over Northwestern since the start of the 2006-07 season. The Wildcats had won the previous five. Who will prevail? Get your college basketball odds now.