Purdue Boilermakers vs North Carolina State Wolfpack Prediction, 12/12/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs NC State Wolfpack

Date: Sunday, December 12, 2021

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: BTN

Barclays Center is the site where the NC State Wolfpack (7-2) will attempt to defeat the Purdue Boilermakers (8-1) on Sunday.

The Purdue Boilermakers played Rutgers and ended up losing by a score of 70-68 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Boilermakers walked away with 17 and Rutgers racked up 19 personal fouls. They buried 7 out of their 14 shots from beyond the arc. Rutgers went 72.2% from the free throw line by converting 13 of their 18 attempts. In addition, Rutgers pulled down 22 rebounds (3 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Rutgers earned 18 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. When discussing defending, Purdue allowed 52.1% from the floor on 25 of 48 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists for the contest while forcing 14 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning hauling in boards, they earned 30 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Boilermakers knocked down 11 of 16 attempts for a rate of 68.8%. Purdue finished having earned a 41.0% field goal percentage (25 out of 61) and made 7 out of their 26 three-point attempts.

Trevion Williams is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He notched 21 points on 9 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 24 mins and totaled 11 boards. He finished shooting 52.9% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Purdue will enter this game with a mark of 8-1 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 13.9 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Purdue is collecting 41.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 162 assists this season, which has them ranked 21st in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Boilermakers are connecting on 41.9% on shots from beyond the arc (91 of 217) and 75.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 88.0 points per game (4th in the nation) while shooting 51.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Boilermakers are able to force 11.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 208th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 115 relinquished on the season. The Boilermakers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 39.8% (217 of 545) and they surrender 27.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 30.8% on three-point shots while they are 120th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (65.4).

When they last played, the NC State Wolfpack got the victory with a final of 65-48 when they faced Bethune-Cookman. The Wolfpack earned 22 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 36 in this contest. They also gave up possession 10 times, while earning 9 steals for the matchup. Bethune-Cookman was called for 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Wolfpack to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 62.5%. With regard to 3-point shots, North Carolina State converted 7 out of their 23 tries (30.4%). Overall, the Wolfpack ended up shooting 24 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 39.3%. The Wolfpack permitted Bethune-Cookman to make 21 of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.2% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 15.4% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 2 out of 13 and finished the contest at 4 out of 6 at the charity stripe (66.7%). When talking about attacking the glass, North Carolina State allowed Bethune-Cookman to get 32 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Dereon Seabron ended up having an impact for the Wolfpack in this matchup. He earned 16 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists in this contest. He knocked down 8 out of 15 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and totaled 14 rebounds.

North Carolina State has a record of 7-2 for the year. The Wolfpack are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per contest and they go 72.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.6 times per contest (328th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 10.2 times per game. North Carolina State has accounted for 704 pts on the season (78.2 per contest) and they pull in 39.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wolfpack are hitting on 42.0% from the field, which ranks 275th in Division 1.

The Wolfpack on defense are ranked 242nd in college basketball in PPG given up with 71.3. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (130th in college basketball). The North Carolina State defense allows 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc (66 of 202) and their opponents are making 72.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.6 dimes and 39.9 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 131st and 333rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take North Carolina State

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