I hate this game.
On paper, Purdue should absolutely roll tonight. They are facing one of the two winless teams in B1G play and the Golden Gophers have looked pretty awful for most of the season. They have not won a game in over a month (December 16th vs. Chicago State) and haven't beaten a major conference opponent since November 30th. South Dakota and South Dakota State have won there along with Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Even then, the Barn is often a house of horrors for Purdue. In each of the last two visits to Minneapolis Purdue has fallen behind big before a dramatic comeback gave them a shot late.