I'm on Purdue +7 in this championship matchup vs Uconn for these reasons:

- I think Purdue can win this game outright. Both teams are career chokers in the tournament, and this line is too big for a game of this magnitude to not be close.

- Purdue have had the road harder traveled to get to this point, though each game was handily won except the Tennesse game. Tennesse and Uconn are very similar in terms of defensive ability, but Uconn struggle more defending the 3pt shot which Purdue is #2 in the nation as well as having Zach Edy available to score and draw attention in the paint which gives shooters more opportunities.

- Purdue will have an easier time rebounding. Offensively the Uconn Huskies aren't a good rebounding team, but if Purdue doesnt make their shots while on offense, Uconn will very much have the advantage of limiting possessions for Purdue who thrive off second chance opportunities.

- Alabama was the best offense in totality that Uconn have faced and they shot 48% from long distance that game, and lost due to the rebounding superiority that Uconn had as Alabama are a shoot first, fast paced offense that relies less on crashing the boards.

Official Play: Purdue +7

Side Bet: Over 144.5