Texas Southern Tigers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 11/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

Mackey Arena is the location where the Purdue Boilermakers (6-0) will attempt to defeat the Texas Southern Tigers (0-6) on Tuesday.

The Texas Southern Tigers played Drake and took a loss by a final of 77-71 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 18 while Drake finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also converted 1 of 12 tries from beyond the arc. Drake finished 78.3% from the free throw line by making 18 of 23 tries. Moreover, Drake pulled down 35 boards (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Drake recorded 13 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Texas Southern allowed their opponent to shoot 52.7% from the floor on 29 of 55 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists for this game as well as creating 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 27 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Tigers converted 8 of 13 attempts for a rate of 61.5%. Texas Southern ended the game having earned a 43.5% field goal percentage (27 out of 62) and converted 9 out of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

PJ Henry is one guy who was a factor in the game. He finished 47.6% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He was on the court for 39 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 10 out of 21 shooting.

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Texas Southern enters this contest with a record of 0-6 so far this year. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.8 fouls per game. As a unit, Texas Southern is grabbing 37.3 boards per game and has accounted for 51 assists on the campaign, which is 348th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are hitting 26.0% on 3-point shots (34 of 131) and 59.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 54.0 points per outing (360th in D-1) on 33.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers have forced 9.8 turnovers per game and they draw 13.0 fouls. They are giving up 33.1% on three-point shots and they are 237th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (73.5). The Tigers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (152 of 349) and they surrender 43.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 262nd in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 87 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers got the victory with a final of 78-75 against Marquette. The Boilermakers recorded 22 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 32 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 3 steals for the game. Marquette had 18 fouls for the contest which took the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They were able to convert 8 of those for a clip of 53.3%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Purdue converted 10 out of 21 attempts (47.6%). Overall, the Boilermakers walked away from this one shooting 30 for 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.8%. The Boilermakers permitted Marquette to convert 30 out of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.7% in this game. They finished 29.4% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 17 and ended up shooting 10 of 11 from the free throw line (90.9%). Regarding how they rebounded, Purdue allowed Marquette to get 23 in all (5 offensive).

Zach Edey was important for the Boilermakers in this game. He had 28 points in his 36 mins on the court, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 11 of 19 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 57.9%, and had 15 rebounds.

Purdue has a win-loss record of 6-0 for the campaign. The Boilermakers are committing 13.7 personal fouls every game and they connect on 69.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 16.7 times per game (53rd in college basketball) and they turn it over 13.0 times per game. Purdue has tallied 490 pts for the campaign (81.7 per contest) and they average 40.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Boilermakers are connecting on 49.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 45th in college hoops.

The Boilermakers on the defensive side of the court are 44th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 63.0. They have forced 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 37.6% from the field (28th in D-1). The Purdue defense allows 22.9% on shots from distance (38 of 166) and opponents are knocking down 66.7% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.2 assists and 30.8 total boards per game, which is ranked 238th and 38th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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