Florida A&M Rattlers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida A&M Rattlers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: Youtube TV

The Purdue Boilermakers (12-0) welcome the Florida A&M Rattlers (2-8) at Mackey Arena on Thursday.

The Florida A&M Rattlers took the court against Kentucky and ended up losing by a score of 88-68 in their last game. Florida A&M walked away from the game having earned a 52.0% FG percentage (26 out of 50) and buried 9 out of their 16 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Rattlers buried 7 of their 8 attempts for a percentage of 87.5%. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled 17 with 5 of them being offensive. They also doled out 12 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 1 steal. Concerning defense, Florida A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 52.5% from the floor on 31 of 59 shooting. Kentucky dished out 19 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Kentucky grabbed 33 rebounds (15 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Kentucky ended up shooting 68.4% at the free throw line by making 13 of 19 shots. They also knocked down 13 out of their 23 attempts from three-point range. With respect to fouls, the Rattlers walked away with 17 and Kentucky totaled 12 fouls.

Jaylen Bates is one guy who was a major contributor for the game. He ended up with 21 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He played 31 minutes played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished 70.0% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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Florida A&M steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 2-8 for the year. They are giving up possession 17.3 times per game and as a team are committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Florida A&M is collecting 32.6 boards per contest and has racked up 87 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 363rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Rattlers are connecting on 29.7% on shots from 3-point land (49 of 165) and 64.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 56.2 pts per game (361st in the country) while going 36.9% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Rattlers are able to force 14.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.8 fouls. They currently rank 94th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 141 conceded this season. Rattlers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (267 of 577) and they relinquish 39.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 37.0% on three-point shots and they are 317th in college basketball in PPG allowed (74.9).

For their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 74-53 when they faced New Orleans. The Boilermakers snagged 15 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 24 in this game. They also turned it over 6 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. New Orleans was called for 18 personal fouls for this contest which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 79.2%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Purdue buried 5 out of 19 attempts (26.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Boilermakers shot 25 out of 45 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.6%. The Boilermakers allowed New Orleans to knock down 19 out of 41 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 46.3% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 37.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 out of 16 and finished the contest at 9 of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Purdue permitted New Orleans to grab 16 overall (5 offensive).

Trey Kaufman-Renn ended up having an impact for the Boilermakers in the matchup. He scored 24 points in his 26 mins of playing time and earned 2 assists in the game. He buried 8 out of 10 for this contest for a rate of 80.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Purdue has a record of 12-0 this season. The Boilermakers commit 14.1 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.3 times per contest (81st in D-1) and they turn it over 10.4 times per contest. Purdue has accounted for 922 pts on the campaign (76.8 per game) and they snag 41.7 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Boilermakers are shooting 45.6% from the field, which is ranked 144th in D-1.

The Purdue defense gives up 27.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (81 of 290) and their opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their free throw shots. They have given up 11.9 assists and 29.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 139th and 9th in those categories on the defensive end. The Boilermakers on the defensive end are ranked 32nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 61.5. They have forced 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 39.1% from the field (35th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida A&M

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