Jacksonville Dolphins vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jacksonville Dolphins vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

Mackey Arena is the location where the Purdue Boilermakers (10-1) will attempt to defeat the Jacksonville Dolphins (8-4) on Thursday.

The Jacksonville Dolphins played UL Monroe and notched a win by a score of 75-65 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Dolphins ended up finishing with 22 while UL Monroe racked up 23 personal fouls. They knocked down 4 of 18 shots from beyond the arc. UL Monroe shot 63.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 27 attempts. On top of that, UL Monroe collected 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UL Monroe recorded 13 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. In terms of the defense, Jacksonville allowed the other team to go 36.7% from the field on 22 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Dolphins converted 23 of 33 tries for a rate of 69.7%. Jacksonville wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.9% FG percentage (22 of 49) and converted 8 out of their 14 3-point attempts.

Marcus Niblack is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished the game at 43.8% from the floor and recorded 7 assists. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He accounted for 29 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Jacksonville comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 8-4 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 22.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Jacksonville is grabbing 38.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 145 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 202nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Dolphins are hitting 30.8% on 3-point shots (73 of 237) and 69.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 76.8 pts per game (138th in Division 1) while going 45.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Dolphins are able to force 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.8 fouls. They give up 33.1% from 3-point land while they are 244th in college hoops in opponents points per game (73.4). The Dolphins defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.5% (297 of 715) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 303rd in the nation in allowing assists with 160 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Purdue Boilermakers took home the win by a final score of 92-84 when they played Arizona. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Purdue permitted Arizona to snag 26 in total (5 offensive). They went 37.5% from downtown by shooting 6 of 16 and finished the game at 14 out of 16 from the free throw line (87.5%). The Boilermakers allowed Arizona to convert 32 out of their 62 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 51.6% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Boilermakers finished 35 out of 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.8%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Purdue converted 10 out of their 24 attempts (41.7%). They were able to make 12 of those for a percentage of 63.2%. Arizona had 19 fouls in this matchup which took the Boilermakers to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Boilermakers snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this contest.

Fletcher Loyer was important for the Boilermakers for this contest. He recorded 27 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in the game. He buried 11 out of 18 for this game giving him a rate of 61.1%, and had 1 rebound.

Purdue has a mark of 10-1 so far this year. The Boilermakers are committing 14.8 fouls every game and they shoot 71.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 18.4 times per contest (16th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.3 times per contest. Purdue has 948 pts this year (86.2 per game) and they grab 41.1 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Boilermakers are hitting on 49.5% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in D-1.

The Boilermakers on defense are ranked 175th in D-1 in PPG given up with 70.5. They have forced 10.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (67th in Division 1). The Purdue defense concedes 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc (88 of 296) and their opponents are making 68.1% of their free throw shots. They surrender 15.8 dimes and 30.4 rebounds every game, which ranks 339th and 23rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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