Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 2/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Sunday, February 20, 2022

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: FS1

Mackey Arena is the site where the Purdue Boilermakers (23-4) will try to defeat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (16-9) on Sunday.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights stepped onto the hardwood against Illinois and went home with a win by a final score of 70-59 in their last contest. Rutgers finished the contest having earned a 47.5% field goal percentage (28 out of 59) and knocked down 5 of 15 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Scarlet Knights knocked down 9 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 64.3%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 42 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 14 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When it comes to the defense, Rutgers allowed the other team to go 37.3% from the field on 22 of 59 shooting. Illinois earned 15 assists and had 8 steals for this game. Furthermore, Illinois collected 26 boards (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Illinois shot 56.3% when shooting free throws by burying 9 of their 16 attempts. They also knocked down 6 of 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. When talking about fouls, the Scarlet Knights ended up walking away with 16 and Illinois accumulated 16 fouls.

Clifford Omoruyi is one guy who had an impact in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and grabbed 13 rebounds. He accounted for 15 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Rutgers enters this contest with a win-loss record of 16-9 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Rutgers is pulling down 36.6 boards per game and is sitting with 392 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 52nd in the country in terms of passing. The Scarlet Knights are shooting 34.1% on shots from distance (157 of 460) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. They average 68.4 points per contest (255th in Division 1) while going 43.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Scarlet Knights are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 15.6 fouls. They rank 165th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 308 conceded on the campaign. The Scarlet Knights defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.9% (576 of 1,409) and they concede 33.9 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 34.2% on shots from distance and they are 53rd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (64.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Purdue Boilermakers took home the win by a final score of 70-64 against Northwestern. In reference to how they rebounded, Purdue allowed Northwestern to get 24 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They shot 28.6% from distance by shooting 8 out of 28 and ended up shooting 14 out of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Boilermakers allowed Northwestern to make 21 of their 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.0% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Boilermakers went 24 out of 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3%. In relation to shots from distance, Purdue buried 8 out of their 21 attempts (38.1%). They were able to bury 14 of those for a clip of 66.7%. Northwestern had 17 fouls in the game which took the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. The Boilermakers pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 37 for this game.

Zach Edey pitched in for the Boilermakers in the game. He made 6 of 8 in this game giving him a rate of 75.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He had 14 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for the game.

Purdue has a record of 23-4 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Boilermakers are shooting 50.2% from the floor, which is ranked 3rd in the country. Purdue has earned 2,218 points so far this year (82.1 per game) and they pull in 38.8 boards per game. They are getting an assist 17.5 times per game (8th in the country) and they turn it over 11.7 times per contest. The Boilermakers commit 14.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.4% from the charity stripe.

The Purdue defense concedes 33.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (231 of 681) and opponents are knocking down 71.8% of their foul shots. They relinquish 13.3 assists and 28.9 boards per game, which ranks them 235th and 4th in the country. The Boilermakers defensively are ranked 170th in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.7. They are forcing 10.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (138th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rutgers

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