Iowa Hawkeyes vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/3/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Friday, December 3, 2021

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-0) are hitting the road to Mackey Arena on Friday where they will meet the Purdue Boilermakers (7-0).

The Iowa Hawkeyes faced Virginia and went home with a win by a final score of 75-74 in their last contest. Iowa ended with a 53.6% field goal percentage (30 of 56) and made 10 out of their 21 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Hawkeyes made 5 of 10 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 12 dimes in this game while creating 5 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In terms of the defense, Iowa allowed the other team to shoot 52.6% from the field on 30 out of 57 shooting. Virginia recorded 16 assists and had but wasn't able to put a steal in the stat sheet. Additionally, Virginia pulled down 28 boards (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Virginia ended up going 55.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 5 of 9 attempts. They also knocked down 9 of their 18 shots from three-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Hawkeyes ended up finishing with 10 and Virginia finished the game with 12 personal fouls.

Jordan Bohannon is a guy who played a role in the matchup. He finished with 20 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins and collected 1 board. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Iowa will take the court with a win-loss record of 7-0 for the season. They are averaging 94.0 pts per game (1st in the nation) on 50.4% from the floor. The Hawkeyes are shooting 39.6% on three-point attempts (72 of 182) and 81.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Iowa is collecting 40.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 132 assists this year, which is 25th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 8.3 times per game and as a team are committing 12.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hawkeyes are able to force 15.7 turnovers every game while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They give up 31.1% on 3-point shots and they are 145th in college basketball in opponents PPG (66.7). The Hawkeyes defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.6% (180 of 433) and they relinquish 32.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They rank 231st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 97 conceded so far this season.

When they last played, the Purdue Boilermakers got the victory with a final of 93-65 when they played Florida State. The Boilermakers were able to snag 24 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 34 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. Florida State had 17 fouls for this contest which got the Boilermakers to the free throw line for 14 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 78.6%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Purdue converted 12 out of their 25 tries (48.0%). In all, the Boilermakers ended up shooting 35 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 59.3%. The Boilermakers permitted Florida State to bury 26 out of their 63 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.3% for the game. They finished shooting 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 24 and ended up shooting 5 out of 6 at the charity stripe (83.3%). In relation to rebounding, Purdue allowed Florida State to snag 22 in total (8 offensive).

Jaden Ivey ended up being a factor for the Boilermakers for this game. He made 7 out of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and had 6 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 2 assists for this game.

Purdue has a record of 7-0 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Boilermakers are shooting 54.5% from the field, which is ranked 1st in college hoops. Purdue has accounted for 647 points for the campaign (92.4 per contest) and they pull in 42.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.7 times per contest (6th in the country) and they turn it over 12.4 times per game. The Boilermakers are committing 12.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.3% from the charity stripe.

The Purdue defense surrenders 30.2% on shots from 3-point land (61 of 202) and opponents are connecting on 74.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.1 dimes and 26.6 rebounds per contest, ranking them 158th and 4th in D-1. The Boilermakers on defense are ranked 97th in the nation in PPG given up with 64.1. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 38.4% from the field (43rd in Division 1).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa

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