Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 2/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

The Purdue Boilermakers (22-4) are on their way to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Northwestern Wildcats (12-11).

The Purdue Boilermakers faced Maryland and took home the win by a score of 62-61 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Boilermakers walked away with 15 and Maryland accounted for 19 personal fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 18 shots from three-point range. Maryland ended up going 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 10 shots. Moreover, Maryland snagged 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Maryland dished out 11 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Concerning defense, Purdue let their opponent shoot 43.6% from the floor on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists in the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Boilermakers knocked down 8 of their 12 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Purdue walked away from the game with a 44.2% FG percentage (23 out of 52) and made 8 of their 20 3-point attempts.

Trevion Williams is one player who came through in the matchup. He scored 12 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He played 20 mins played and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes.

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Purdue steps onto the court with a record of 22-4 this season. They are averaging 82.6 points per contest (6th in D-1) while hitting 50.3% from the floor. The Boilermakers are hitting 40.5% on 3-point shots (245 of 605) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Purdue is pulling down 38.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 454 dimes for the year, which ranks 5th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 14.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Boilermakers are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They give up 34.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 179th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (68.9). The Boilermakers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.6% (665 of 1,560) and they relinquish 28.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 278th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 344 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Northwestern Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 73-66 when they faced Illinois. The Wildcats were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards totaling 27 for the game. They coughed it up 13 times, while recording 12 steals in this matchup. Illinois was called for 14 personal fouls for the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 61.1%. Pertaining to three-point shots, Northwestern made 7 out of their 24 attempts (29.2%). Overall, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.7%. The Wildcats allowed Illinois to knock down 25 out of their 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.1% for this contest. They finished 34.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 19 at the charity stripe (68.4%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Northwestern permitted Illinois to grab 43 in total (8 offensive).

Ty Berry was important for the Wildcats for this contest. He knocked down 5 of 8 in the game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and added 2 rebounds. He tallied 16 points in his 21 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist in this contest.

Northwestern has a win-loss record of 12-11 on the season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 18.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.0 times per contest (31st in Division 1) and they cough up possession 9.6 times per game. Northwestern has totaled 1,718 points for the season (74.7 per contest) and they grab 36.4 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 43.4% from the floor, which ranks 219th in D-1.

The Northwestern defense allows 35.5% on 3-point shots (182 of 512) and opponents are converting on 71.9% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.0 assists and 35.4 total boards per game, which is 285th and 228th in the country. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 155th in college hoops in points given up per game with 68.0. They are forcing 13.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.8% from the floor (116th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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