Illinois Fighting Illini vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 2/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Illinois Fighting Illini vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: ESPN

The Purdue Boilermakers (20-3) will play the Illinois Fighting Illini (17-5) at Mackey Arena on Tuesday.

The Illinois Fighting Illini faced off with Indiana and earned the victory with a final of 74-57 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Fighting Illini ended up finishing with 17 and Indiana accounted for 20 personal fouls. They converted 3 of their 13 tries from beyond the arc. Indiana went 77.8% when shooting free throws by converting 14 of 18 shots. Furthermore, Indiana had 28 boards (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Indiana totaled 11 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In relation to defense, Illinois allowed the other team to go 35.7% from the floor on 20 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 13 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled a total of 29 with 3 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Fighting Illini knocked down 18 of 26 tries for a rate of 69.2%. Illinois wrapped up the contest with a 47.9% field goal percentage (23 out of 48) and made 10 out of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Trent Frazier is a player who had an impact for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 72.7% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and also totaled 2 rebounds. He finished with 23 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Illinois comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 17-5 for the campaign. They are averaging 77.1 points per contest (50th in D-1) while going 46.2% from the field. The Fighting Illini are hitting 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc (207 of 560) and 71.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Illinois is collecting 40.3 rebounds per contest and has racked up 347 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 55th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.2 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Fighting Illini are forcing 10.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 22nd in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 207 surrendered on the year. The Fighting Illini are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 39.6% (526 of 1,327) and they surrender 31.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 30.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 81st in college basketball in PPG allowed (65.5).

The last time they took the court, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 82-76 against Michigan. With respect to rebounding, Purdue permitted Michigan to collect 18 overall (2 on the offensive side). They finished 44.4% from downtown by shooting 8 of 18 and ended up going 10 out of 12 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Boilermakers allowed Michigan to make 29 out of 52 attempts from the floor which had them at 55.8% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Boilermakers finished the game shooting 30 for 58 from the floor which had them shooting 51.7%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Purdue made 5 of their 18 attempts (27.8%). They were able to knock down 17 of those for a rate of 81.0%. Michigan committed 17 fouls for this contest which took the Boilermakers to the free throw line for 21 shots. They turned the ball over 6 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Boilermakers snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 31 in this game.

Trevion Williams was important for the Boilermakers for the contest. He converted 7 out of 8 in the game giving him a rate of 87.5%, and had 8 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 23 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes in this game.

Purdue has a win-loss mark of 20-3 on the season. As an offense, the Boilermakers are shooting 50.8% from the floor, which ranks 3rd in the nation. Purdue has totaled 1,944 pts for the campaign (84.5 per contest) and they pull down 39.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.2 times per game (6th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. The Boilermakers commit 14.3 personal fouls per game and they go 70.6% from the charity stripe.

The Purdue defense concedes 33.7% on 3-pointers (198 of 588) and their opponents are knocking down 70.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.0 dimes and 28.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 208th and 2nd in those defensive categories. The Boilermakers on the defensive end are ranked 176th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 68.7. They are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the field (143rd in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Illinois

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