Davidson Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Purdue Boilermakers (10-0) are welcoming the Davidson Wildcats (7-3) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday.

The Davidson Wildcats faced Western Carolina and notched a win by a score of 72-64 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 17 and Western Carolina racked up 20 personal fouls. They buried 5 of their 20 tries from beyond the arc. Western Carolina shot 57.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 19 tries. Additionally, Western Carolina grabbed 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Western Carolina distributed 5 assists and had 8 steals in the game. When talking about the defense, Davidson allowed their opponent to shoot 43.6% from the field on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 16 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 69.6%. Davidson finished having earned a 43.6% FG percentage (24 of 55) and converted 8 out of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter.

David Skogman is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He racked up 17 points on 3 of 5 shooting. He saw the court for 23 mins and also totaled 6 boards. He ended up going 60.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Davidson heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-3 for the year. They currently have an average of 75.9 pts per contest (118th in D-1) while hitting 46.7% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 36.2% on shots from distance (77 of 213) and 73.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Davidson is collecting 33.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 149 assists for the year, which has them ranked 154th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 14.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 20.6 fouls. They rank 93rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 115 surrendered this year. The Wildcats defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (280 of 641) and they concede 37.6 boards per game as a group. They surrender 30.8% from 3-point land while they are 265th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (72.3).

The last time they took the court, the Purdue Boilermakers took home the win by a final score of 65-62 when they faced Nebraska. The Boilermakers snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 45 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 3 steals for this game. Nebraska had 23 personal fouls for this contest which took the Boilermakers to the free throw line for 20 shots. They were able to make 12 of them for a rate of 60.0%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Purdue converted 7 out of their 29 tries (24.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Boilermakers walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 39.7%. The Boilermakers permitted Nebraska to make 23 out of their 72 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 31.9% for this contest. They finished shooting 28.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 of 32 and ended up going 7 of 10 at the charity stripe (70.0%). Concerning how they rebounded, Purdue allowed Nebraska to pull down 37 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Fletcher Loyer was important for the Boilermakers in this matchup. He earned 22 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He converted 9 out of 21 for the contest for a rate of 42.9%, and had 3 rebounds.

Purdue has a mark of 10-0 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Boilermakers are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which is 120th in the country. Purdue has accounted for 779 pts for the campaign (77.9 per game) and they pull in 42.8 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 16.2 times per game (39th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 10.7 times per game. The Boilermakers have committed 14.7 personal fouls every game and they go 76.3% from the free throw line.

The Boilermakers on defense are ranked 45th in D-1 in points given up per game with 62.4. They are forcing 10.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 38.6% from the floor (36th in college basketball). The Purdue defense concedes 27.3% from downtown (68 of 249) and their opposition knocks down 70.5% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 11.8 dimes and 30.4 boards per game, which ranks them 134th and 25th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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