Purdue Boilermakers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 1/27/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: FS1

The Purdue Boilermakers (16-3) are headed to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes (14-5).

The Purdue Boilermakers faced Northwestern and earned the victory with a final of 80-60 in their last contest. Purdue ended the game with a 51.8% field goal percentage (29 out of 56) and made 12 of their 29 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Boilermakers buried 10 of their 13 shots for a rate of 76.9%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 32 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 19 assists for the contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to the defense, Purdue allowed 44.0% from the floor on 22 of 50 shooting. Northwestern doled out 12 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Northwestern pulled down 19 rebounds (4 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Northwestern finished the game shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of 9 tries. They made 9 of 26 attempts from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Boilermakers finished with 13 and Northwestern racked up 16 fouls.

Sasha Stefanovic is one player who was a major factor for the game. He finished shooting 60.0% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He played for 38 minutes played and also snagged 2 rebounds. He scored 22 points on 6 out of 10 shooting.

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Purdue steps onto the hardwood with a record of 16-3 for the year. They are averaging 84.7 pts per contest (4th in the country) while hitting 50.1% from the field. The Boilermakers are connecting on 40.1% on three-point attempts (186 of 464) and 72.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Purdue is snagging 40.6 boards per game and is sitting with 341 dimes for the campaign, which is 7th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a group they commit 14.5 fouls every game.

On defense, the Boilermakers are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are ranked 222nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 241 relinquished on the campaign. The Boilermakers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.5% (476 of 1,148) and they surrender 28.4 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 32.9% on shots from distance while they are 138th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (67.4).

In their last game, the Iowa Hawkeyes got the victory with a final of 68-51 against Penn State. In regard to rebounding, Iowa permitted Penn State to collect 28 in total (7 offensive). They finished 28.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 out of 25 and finished the game at 10 of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). The Hawkeyes permitted Penn State to make 17 of 51 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 33.3% for this game. In all, the Hawkeyes shot 22 for 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Iowa made 10 out of 32 tries (31.3%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.8%. Penn State committed 18 personal fouls in the game which took the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. The Hawkeyes recorded 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this matchup.

Keegan Murray ended up being a major contributor for the Hawkeyes for the game. He recorded 15 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 assists for this game. He buried 4 out of 12 for this game for a rate of 33.3%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Iowa has a record of 14-5 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawkeyes are shooting 46.5% from the field, which is ranked 70th in D-1. Iowa has scored 1,579 pts on the campaign (83.1 per contest) and they average 36.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.5 times per game (27th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 8.9 times per game. The Hawkeyes commit 16.1 fouls every game and they shoot 76.2% from the free throw line.

The Hawkeyes defensively are ranked 194th in the nation in points given up per game with 69.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (175th in the nation). The Iowa defense gives up 31.7% on shots from distance (135 of 426) and their opponents are converting on 71.1% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 13.7 dimes and 36.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 265th and 264th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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