The Purdue Boilermakers (2-0) tangle with the Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0) in a Thursday top-10 contest in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The contest at Coleman Coliseum will tip off at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NCAA basketball odds around the Purdue vs. Alabama odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.

No. 1 Purdue last played Friday when it defeated the 31-point-underdog Oakland Golden Grizzlies 87-77 (Over 160). The Boilermakers struggled in the game, falling behind in the opening half and leading by just 1-5 points through most of the second.

No. 9 Alabama heads into Thursday's high-profile non-conference affair off a Saturday win over then-No. 6 St. John's. The Crimson Tide downed the favored-by-4 Red Storm 103-96

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