Purdue Boilermakers vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 2/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: ESPN

The Michigan State Spartans (18-9) host the Purdue Boilermakers (24-4) at Breslin Center on Saturday.

The Purdue Boilermakers played Rutgers and earned the victory with a final of 84-72 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Boilermakers left the arena with 16 while Rutgers had 24 fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 15 shots from distance. Rutgers finished the game at 76.5% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of 17 tries. In addition, Rutgers totaled 22 boards (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Rutgers recorded 16 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. Concerning the defense, Purdue allowed the other team to shoot 50.9% from the floor on 27 out of 53 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in the matchup as well as creating 10 turnovers and having 2 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 24 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Boilermakers knocked down 24 of 29 shots for a rate of 82.8%. Purdue finished having earned a 53.1% FG percentage (26 out of 49) and buried 8 of 22 three-point shots.

Zach Edey is one guy who had an impact in this game. He ended up scoring 15 points on 5 of 6 shooting. He saw the court for 18 minutes played and also pulled down 7 boards. He shot 83.3% from the field and earned 3 assists.

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Purdue will play this game with a record of 24-4 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per contest and as a unit are committing 14.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Purdue is snagging 38.4 rebounds per contest and has racked up 491 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 7th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Boilermakers are shooting 40.3% on 3-point shots (261 of 648) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 82.2 pts per game (6th in the nation) while connecting on 50.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Boilermakers are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 fouls. They rank 265th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 376 relinquished this season. The Boilermakers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.6% (713 of 1,673) and they relinquish 28.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.9% on 3-point attempts and they rank 177th in the country in PPG allowed (68.8).

The last time they took the court, the Michigan State Spartans took a loss by a final score of 86-60 against Iowa. Regarding rebounding, Michigan State allowed Iowa to collect 40 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 42.9% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 28 and ended up going 18 out of 20 from the charity stripe (90.0%). The Spartans permitted Iowa to make 28 out of 65 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.1% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Spartans ended up shooting 25 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.2%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Michigan State made 8 out of 26 tries (30.8%). They were able to convert 2 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Iowa committed 12 personal fouls for this contest which took the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 4 tries. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. The Spartans snagged 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 38 in the matchup.

Malik Hall ended up being a major contributor for the Spartans in this contest. He racked up 17 points in his 23 minutes on the court, but didn't record an assist. He buried 7 out of 13 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Michigan State has a mark of 18-9 so far this year. The Spartans commit 16.7 fouls per contest and they hit 76.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per game (31st in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. Michigan State has accounted for 1,952 pts this season (72.3 per game) and they grab 38.1 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Spartans are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 108th in Division 1.

The Spartans are ranked 131st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.3. They have forced 10.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (45th in D-1). The Michigan State defense surrenders 30.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (190 of 618) and opponents are making 70.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.9 dimes and 32.7 rebounds per game, ranking them 200th and 87th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Michigan State

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