Hofstra Pride vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: Hulu Live TV

Mackey Arena is the site where the Purdue Boilermakers (8-0) will try to defeat the Hofstra Pride (6-3) on Wednesday.

The Hofstra Pride played George Mason and took a loss by a score of 81-77 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Pride walked away with 22 while George Mason accounted for 22 fouls. They buried 8 of their 26 attempts from 3-point land. George Mason finished the contest at 82.6% from the free throw line by converting 19 of 23 shots. Additionally, George Mason grabbed 40 rebounds (12 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. George Mason recorded 12 assists and had 1 steal for the matchup. Regarding defense, Hofstra allowed their opponent to shoot 42.9% from the field on 27 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 7 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Pride converted 15 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 68.2%. Hofstra ended the game with a 40.9% field goal percentage (27 out of 66) and knocked down 8 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Aaron Estrada is one player who was a major contributor for this game. He recorded 31 points on 10 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 55.6% from the field and also dished out 2 assists.

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Hofstra will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 6-3 this year. They have an average of 72.4 points per game (179th in the country) while connecting on 45.3% from the field. The Pride are connecting on 36.5% on 3-point shots (76 of 208) and 76.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Hofstra is snagging 31.4 boards per contest and has tallied 104 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 248th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 13.9 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Pride have forced 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 35.2% from beyond the arc while they are 274th in the nation in points per game allowed (72.8). The Pride defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.5% (252 of 566) and they surrender 37.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 282nd in D-1 in giving up assists with 123 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers took home the win by a final score of 89-70 when they faced Minnesota. The Boilermakers were able to pull down 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest. They turned it over 7 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. Minnesota had 18 fouls in this contest which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.9%. Regarding three-point attempts, Purdue made 7 of their 17 attempts (41.2%). When the game finished, the Boilermakers went 33 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.8%. The Boilermakers allowed Minnesota to knock down 28 of 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5% in this game. They wrapped up this game 34.6% from distance by hitting 9 of 26 and finished the game at 5 of 8 from the charity stripe (62.5%). With respect to rebounds, Purdue allowed Minnesota to snag 19 overall (3 on the offensive side).

Zach Edey was important for the Boilermakers for the game. He made 11 of 23 for the matchup giving him a rate of 47.8%, and accounted for 22 rebounds. He recorded 31 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood, but went home with no dimes.

Purdue has a win-loss record of 8-0 on the year. As an offense, the Boilermakers are shooting 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 104th in college hoops. Purdue has tallied 629 pts for the year (78.6 per game) and they pull in 42.4 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per contest (41st in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per game. The Boilermakers commit 14.6 fouls per game and they shoot 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The Boilermakers on the defensive side of the court are 48th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 62.0. They have forced 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.6% from the field (39th in Division 1). The Purdue defense surrenders 25.6% on three-point shots (50 of 195) and their opponents are making 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.5 dimes and 30.0 boards per game, which ranks 120th and 18th in college basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Purdue and under the total points

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