No. 11 Purdue will face No. 17 Texas A&M on Saturday in the Indy Classic on CBS. The top 25 non-conference matchup is part of a loaded Saturday slate in college basketball and will mark the fifth matchup between the programs. Purdue leads the all-time series 3-1.
Purdue is coming off an 83-78 win over Maryland last week to move to 1-1 in Big Ten play. Purdue star guard Braden Smith scored a team-high 24 points and added 10 assists. The Boilermakers lost their first conference game to Penn State on the road a few days before defeating Maryland.
Since falling to Oregon at the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas last month, Texas A&M has won its previous four games. The Aggies have beaten Creighton, Rutgers, Wake Forest and Texas Tech during their winning streak. Texas A&M has won eight of its last nine games since losing to UCF in the 2024-25 season opener.
How to watch Purdue vs. Texas A&M live
Date: Saturday December 14 | Time: noon ET
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Indianapolis, Indiana
TV: CBS | Live broadcast: CBSSports.com, CBS Sports app (Free)
Broadcast on Paramount+ with Showtime (Try it for free)
Purdue vs. Texas A&M prediction, picks
All odds via SportsLine consensus.
The magic number for Purdue is 25. The Boilermakers are 25-1 when Smith and fellow guard Fletcher Loyer combine to score at least 25 points. On the other side, Texas A&M has a star guard in Wade Taylor lV. Taylor is three points away from joining Josh Carter as the only player in program history with at least 250 shots taken from beyond the arc. Purdue wins a close one. Pick: Purdue -2.5
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