Northwestern Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 1/23/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

The Purdue Boilermakers (15-3) will go up against the Northwestern Wildcats (9-7) at Mackey Arena on Sunday.

The Northwestern Wildcats took the court against Wisconsin and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-76 in their last game. Northwestern wrapped up the game having earned a 46.5% field goal percentage (33 out of 71) and buried 7 out of their 20 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats made 3 of their 8 tries for a rate of 37.5%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 19 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning the defense, Northwestern allowed the other team to shoot 51.9% from the floor on 28 of 54 shooting. Wisconsin earned 17 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Wisconsin pulled down 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Wisconsin went 65.4% at the free throw line by burying 17 of their 26 attempts. They knocked down 9 of 17 shots from distance. With respect to fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 18 while Wisconsin recorded 13 fouls.

Chase Audige is a player who had an impact in this matchup. He shot 58.8% from the field and dished out 3 dimes. He saw the court for 31 minutes played and also collected 4 boards. He scored 23 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Northwestern comes into this matchup with a record of 9-7 this year. They average 77.6 points per outing (55th in the nation) on 44.1% from the field. The Wildcats are hitting 35.1% on shots from 3-point land (130 of 370) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Northwestern is collecting 38.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 291 assists on the year, which has them ranked 30th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 9.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 214th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 221 surrendered so far this year. The Wildcats defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.2% (357 of 888) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 35.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 164th in college hoops in PPG allowed (68.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Purdue Boilermakers took a loss by a score of 68-65 against Indiana. In relation to how they attacked the glass, Purdue permitted Indiana to pull down 26 in total (3 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 30.0% from three-point range by hitting 6 of 20 and ended up shooting 14 of 24 at the free throw line (58.3%). The Boilermakers permitted Indiana to make 24 of their 56 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Boilermakers shot 25 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.3%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Purdue converted 8 of their 23 tries (34.8%). They were able to make 7 of those for a rate of 41.2%. Indiana committed 16 fouls in the game which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for 17 tries. They gave up possession 12 times, but didn't have a steal. The Boilermakers were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this game.

Zach Edey ended up having an impact for the Boilermakers for the game. He earned 12 points in his 25 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in the matchup. He made 5 out of 6 in this matchup for a rate of 83.3%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Purdue has a record of 15-3 so far this year. As an offense, the Boilermakers are hitting on 50.0% from the field, which ranks them 6th in the nation. Purdue has scored 1,530 points this season (85.0 per game) and they pull in 41.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.9 times per game (8th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. The Boilermakers are committing 14.6 fouls per game and they shoot 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Boilermakers are ranked 150th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 67.8. They are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.3% from the field (108th in college basketball). The Purdue defense allows 32.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (153 of 466) and their opponents are converting on 66.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 12.7 assists and 28.8 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 189th and 6th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Purdue

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