The skinny: The Illinois Fighting Illini haven’t won a game at Purdue since December 2008. The Illini have won just three of their last 16 matchups against the Boilermakers.
The recent skinny: Illinois are losers of their last two games to Penn State and Wisconsin. Purdue beat Nebraska over the weekend and won at Indiana and home vs. Penn State in the last week and a half. Purdue is very much in contention for a Big Ten regular season title, with MSU’s win over Michigan doing the Boilers some favors.
The Kobe Bryant of the Big Ten.