Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats Prediction, 2/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Northwestern Wildcats

Date: Sunday, February 12, 2023

Location: Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Purdue Boilermakers (23-2) are on their way to Welsh-Ryan Arena on Sunday where they will try to beat the Northwestern Wildcats (17-7).

The Purdue Boilermakers faced Iowa and notched a win by a score of 87-73 in their last contest. Purdue walked away from the game having earned a 55.0% field goal percentage (33 out of 60) and buried 10 of their 27 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Boilermakers made 11 of 12 shots for a rate of 91.7%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 21 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing defending, Purdue let their opponent shoot 44.9% from the floor on 31 out of 69 shooting. Iowa earned 22 assists and had 11 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Iowa snagged 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Iowa ended up shooting 85.7% from the charity stripe by making 6 of 7 attempts. They also made 5 of 18 attempts from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Boilermakers ended up finishing with 8 while Iowa totaled 13 personal fouls.

Braden Smith is one guy who played a role for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists. He played for 34 mins and also collected 4 boards. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 8 of 10 shooting.

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Purdue heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 23-2 for the season. They cough up possession 11.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 13.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Purdue is grabbing 39.5 rebounds per game and has 392 dimes so far this year, which is 31st in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Boilermakers are shooting 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (185 of 543) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 74.6 pts per game (119th in college hoops) while connecting on 46.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Boilermakers have forced 10.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 154th in college basketball in giving up assists with 305 surrendered on the year. The Boilermakers defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.1% (601 of 1,464) and they surrender 27.5 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 30.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 16th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (61.6).

The last time they took the court, the Northwestern Wildcats got the win with a final of 69-63 when they played Ohio State. In the matter of team rebounding, Northwestern permitted Ohio State to grab 35 in all (10 offensive). They finished 7.1% from 3-point land by going 1 of 14 and ended up going 14 of 22 at the free throw line (63.6%). The Wildcats permitted Ohio State to make 24 of their 48 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 50.0% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats went 24 for 52 from the floor which had them shooting 46.2%. In terms of 3-point shots, Northwestern converted 12 out of 29 tries (41.4%). They were able to convert 9 of those for a clip of 69.2%. Ohio State had 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Wildcats snagged 16 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 21 for this contest.

Brooks Barnhizer ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in this game. He earned 19 points in his 28 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He buried 7 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 70.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Northwestern has a win-loss record of 17-7 so far this year. The Wildcats commit 16.0 fouls per game and they shoot 74.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.5 times per contest (162nd in the nation) and they turn the ball over 10.3 times per contest. Northwestern has accounted for 1,641 pts for the campaign (68.4 per game) and they average 35.3 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 40.9% from the floor, which ranks them 334th in college hoops.

The Wildcats are ranked 21st in college basketball in points given up per game with 62.1. They are forcing 14.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (33rd in college basketball). The Northwestern defense surrenders 34.5% on 3-point shots (189 of 548) and their opposition knocks down 68.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 13.5 dimes and 34.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 228th and 238th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northwestern

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