Purdue Boilermakers vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 1/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: State Farm Center in Champaign, IL

TV: FOX

State Farm Center is the site where the Illinois Fighting Illini (13-3) will try to beat the Purdue Boilermakers (14-2) on Monday.

The Purdue Boilermakers played Nebraska and notched a win by a score of 92-65 in their last game. Purdue walked away from the game with a 49.2% FG percentage (32 out of 65) and knocked down 9 of their 29 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Boilermakers made 19 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 70.4%. With regard to rebounding, they collected a total of 41 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 19 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 17 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to defending, Purdue let their opponent shoot 45.6% from the floor on 26 out of 57 shooting. Nebraska earned 14 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. Moreover, Nebraska collected 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Nebraska shot 38.5% at the charity stripe by making 5 of 13 attempts. They also converted 8 out of their 19 tries from downtown. With respect to fouls, the Boilermakers ended up with 16 while Nebraska finished the game with 21 fouls.

Zach Edey is one player who came through for this game. He finished the game shooting 75.0% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 20 minutes played and pulled down 9 boards. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Betting Picks

Purdue comes into this matchup with a mark of 14-2 on the season. They are averaging 85.6 points per contest (5th in college hoops) while shooting 50.6% from the floor. The Boilermakers are connecting on 40.1% on 3-pointers (158 of 394) and 72.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Purdue is collecting 40.8 rebounds per game and has earned 297 dimes this season, which ranks 14th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.8 times per game and as a team are committing 14.4 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Boilermakers are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 218th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 208 conceded for the year. The Boilermakers are allowing a shooting percentage of 41.2% (398 of 965) and they relinquish 28.1 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 32.7% from beyond the arc and they are 125th in the country in opponents PPG (66.5).

In their last game, the Illinois Fighting Illini took home the win by a final score of 68-53 when they played Michigan. The Fighting Illini corralled 21 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 2 steals in the matchup. Michigan earned 20 fouls for this game which took the Fighting Illini to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.7%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Illinois converted 6 out of their 20 attempts (30.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Fighting Illini ended up going 22 out of 47 from the field which had them shooting 46.8%. The Fighting Illini allowed Michigan to convert 22 of their 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 36.7% in this matchup. They finished the game shooting 10.0% from distance by shooting 1 out of 10 and ended up going 8 out of 14 from the free throw line (57.1%). In regard to how they rebounded, Illinois allowed Michigan to grab 30 overall (15 on the offensive side).

Kofi Cockburn pitched in for the Fighting Illini for the contest. He accumulated 21 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 8 of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 61.5%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Illinois has a record of 13-3 for the year. As an offense, the Fighting Illini are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which is ranked 55th in college basketball. Illinois has earned 1,275 points for the year (79.7 per game) and they snag 43.1 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.9 times per contest (47th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest. The Fighting Illini commit 15.8 fouls every game and they shoot 72.6% from the free throw line.

The Illinois defense surrenders 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (91 of 285) and their opponents are converting on 68.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 9.4 dimes and 29.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 12th and 13th in the nation. The Fighting Illini on the defensive side of the court are 69th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 64.3. They are able to force 11.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.3% from the field (31st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Purdue

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here