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Boilermakers Favored in Purdue vs Texas Opening Odds – Sweet 16 Spread, Moneyline & Total

Sascha Paruk

By Sascha Paruk in College Basketball

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Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith shooting a layup
Mar 22, 2026; St. Louis, MO, USA; Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) shoots a lay up during the second half against the Miami Hurricanes during a second round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
  • #2 Purdue and #11 Texas will meet in the 2026 Sweet 16
  • Texas has advanced all the way from the First Four
  • See the opening Purdue vs Texas odds, including spread, total, and moneyline

The #2 Purdue Boilermakers (29-8 SU) will meet the #11 Texas Longhorns (21-14 SU) in the West Region Sweet 16 on Thursday, March 26th, at the SAP Center at San Jose, CA.

The opening Purdue vs Texas odds list the Boilermakers as big favorites.

Purdue vs Texas Odds

Bet TypePURTEX
Spread-6.5 (-110)+6.5 (-110)
Moneyline-260+210
TotalO 148.5 (-110)U 148.5 (-110)

The spread has opened with Purdue as a 6.5-point favorite. On the moneyline, Matt Painter’s team is -260 chalk. The Longhorns are +210 underdogs to advance to the Elite Eight.

The game total has opened at 148.5 with -110 odds both ways.

Odds as of March 22 at FanDuel.

Purdue is the sixth-favorite int the current March Madness championship odds at +1329 at Kalshi.

The table below compares the Purdue and Texas team stats from the 2025-26 season, including regular season, conference tournaments, and NCAA Tournament.

Purdue vs Texas Team Stats

PurdueStatTexas
28-8Record21-14
8thKenPom Rank32nd
82.3PPG82.9
70.2OPP PPG76.1
50.3FG%48.3
38.53P%35.2
74.1FT%74.6
35.6RPG37.7
10.1ORPG10.5
22.9DRPG24.3
20.0APG12.5
8.6TOPG10.5
5.5SPG5.7
2.9BPG3.0
33.6Paint PPG35.7
7.8Fast Break PPG12.8
14.2Points off TO11.5
13.52nd Chance PPG14.0

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Sascha Paruk
Sascha Paruk

Managing Editor

Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.

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