Texas basketball vs. Purdue: Last-minute betting odds ahead of tip-off

For the first time since 2014, Texas basketball will get to play in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. First-year head coach Chris Beard will see his team compete in the Round of 32 against the three-seed Purdue Boilermakers in the East Region on the night of March 20.

Beard and the Longhorns will be looking to pull off the upset of the Boilermakers in the Round of 32 to round out this weekend. But it definitely won’t be easy for the Longhorns to matchup against one of the best offensive teams in the entire country.

Texas comes into this meeting with Purdue sporting a record of 22-11 (10-8 Big 12) following their Round of 64 defeat of the 11-seed and reigning ACC Tournament Champion Virginia Tech Hokies on March 18 by the final score of 81-73. That snapped a four-game losing streak in the NCAA Tournament for the Longhorns that dated back to the 2013-14 season.

Moreover, Purdue comes into this game with a record of 28-7 (14-6 Big Ten) following their Round of 64 triumph over the 14-seed Yale Bulldogs by a comfortable margin of more than 20 points on March 18. Purdue has won four of their last five games heading into this one.

Here’s a look into the last minute betting odds as Texas gets ready to take on Purdue in the Round of 32 at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI, on March 20 with tip-off time set for 7:40 p.m. CT.

Texas basketball vs. Purdue last-minute betting odds

According to WynnBet, Texas is a three-point underdog against Purdue. And the over/under is set at 135 points. The line has moved in Texas’ favor by a 0.5-point since the opening odds.

The ESPN matchup predictor now gives Texas a 34.4 percent chance to beat Purdue.

We have talked about it time and time again in the past 48 hours roughly, Purdue is going to be one of the most difficult matchups of the season for the Longhorns. Beard’s squad is definitely good enough to pull off this upset, but it definitely won’t come easy.

Texas will need the likes of senior forward Timmy Allen, redshirt senior shooting guard/wing Andrew Jones, and senior guard Marcus Carr to be at their best in this game if this team wants to beat Purdue.

If Texas can nab this win over the Boilermakers, it will be the first time that this program advanced to the Sweet 16 since the 2007-08 season. That would also be the 11th time in program history where the Longhorns made it to the Sweet 16.