Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 12/1/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Friday, December 1, 2023

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: BTN

The Northwestern Wildcats (5-1) will try to defeat the Purdue Boilermakers (7-0) at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday.

The Purdue Boilermakers stepped onto the hardwood against Texas Southern and went home with a win by a final score of 99-67 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Boilermakers ended up finishing with 12 and Texas Southern had 27 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of 30 tries from downtown. Texas Southern ended up shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 9 attempts. Furthermore, Texas Southern collected 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Texas Southern earned 12 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, Purdue allowed the other team to shoot 37.1% from the floor on 26 of 70 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 43 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Boilermakers made 28 of 40 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Purdue ended having earned a 52.7% FG percentage (29 of 55) and buried 13 out of their 25 3-point shots.

Braden Smith is someone who played a role in this game. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and distributed 10 assists. He saw the court for 26 mins played and also collected 9 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 19 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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Purdue heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 7-0 this season. They turn the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a team are committing 13.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Purdue is collecting 41.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 119 assists on the campaign, which ranks 48th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Boilermakers are connecting on 42.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (62 of 145) and 69.4% from the free throw line. They average 84.1 points per game (39th in the country) while hitting 49.5% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Boilermakers are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game while drawing 21.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 223rd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 91 relinquished for the campaign. The Boilermakers are giving up a field goal percentage of 37.5% (171 of 456) and they surrender 30.6 boards per game as a team. They concede 24.0% from 3-point land and they rank 42nd in the country in points per game allowed (63.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Northwestern Wildcats got the win with a final of 89-67 against Northern Illinois. In reference to rebounding, Northwestern allowed Northern Illinois to snag 25 in total (7 on the offensive side). They went 38.9% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 out of 18 and finished the contest at 6 of 12 from the charity stripe (50.0%). The Wildcats allowed Northern Illinois to knock down 27 of their 57 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.4% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Wildcats ended up going 34 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.7%. In relation to 3-pointers, Northwestern knocked down 9 of their 19 tries (47.4%). They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a clip of 75.0%. Northern Illinois earned 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Wildcats were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the game.

Boo Buie was important for the Wildcats in this contest. He had 23 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 7 assists in the game. He made 8 of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 72.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Northwestern has a mark of 5-1 this year. As an offense, the Wildcats are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which ranks 137th in D-1. Northwestern has totaled 424 points so far this season (70.7 per contest) and they pull in 30.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per game (119th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 8.8 times per game. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.2 fouls per game and they hit 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 38th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 63.3. They have forced 15.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.7% from the floor (265th in college hoops). The Northwestern defense surrenders 38.2% on three-point shots (50 of 131) and opponents are making 68.9% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.5 assists and 31.0 rebounds per game, which ranks them 260th and 44th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Purdue

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