Alabama Crimson Tide vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 11/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: Peacock

Mackey Arena is the location where the Purdue Boilermakers (3-0) will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) on Friday.

The Alabama Crimson Tide played McNeese State and went home with a win by a final score of 72-64 in their last contest. Alabama ended the game with a 44.0% field goal percentage (22 of 50) and buried 11 out of their 34 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Crimson Tide made 17 of their 24 shots for a rate of 70.8%. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 16 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to defending, Alabama let their opponent shoot 39.3% from the floor on 24 of 61 shooting. McNeese State earned 3 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Furthermore, McNeese State snagged 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. McNeese State finished the game shooting 81.8% at the charity stripe by making 9 of 11 attempts. They knocked down 7 of their 24 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Crimson Tide ended up with 12 while McNeese State recorded 22 personal fouls.

Grant Nelson is one player who played a role in this game. He was able to score 22 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He played for 27 minutes and snagged 8 boards. He finished the game at 66.7% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Alabama will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 3-0 this year. They are turning it over 12.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Alabama is collecting 47.0 boards per game and has accounted for 50 assists for the season, which has them ranked 106th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Crimson Tide are hitting 30.1% on shots from downtown (25 of 83) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 90.0 points per contest (42nd in D-1) while going 49.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Crimson Tide are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 24.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 35th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 22 surrendered on the season. The Crimson Tide defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 35.2% (69 of 196) and they concede 35.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 24.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 114th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (65.7).

For their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers got the win with a final of 92-84 when they faced Yale. With respect to how they rebounded, Purdue allowed Yale to grab 30 overall (11 offensive). They finished 30.8% from behind the 3-point line via 8 of 26 and ended up going 10 of 19 at the charity stripe (52.6%). The Boilermakers allowed Yale to make 33 of their 65 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.8% for the matchup. In all, the Boilermakers ended up going 28 for 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.8%. In terms of 3-pointers, Purdue made 11 of their 23 attempts (47.8%). They were able to make 25 of the free throws for a rate of 78.1%. Yale was called for 24 personal fouls for the contest which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for 32 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. The Boilermakers collected 25 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 30 for the contest.

Braden Smith pitched in for the Boilermakers for the contest. He racked up 22 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 6 assists in this matchup. He buried 7 out of 16 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 9 rebounds.

Purdue has a record of 3-0 this season. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 13.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 69.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 20.0 times per game (35th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game. Purdue has scored 254 points so far this season (84.7 per game) and they pull in 34.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Boilermakers are hitting on 54.4% from the field, which ranks 13th in college hoops.

The Boilermakers on the defensive side of the court are 164th in college hoops in PPG given up with 69.0. They are forcing 10.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (205th in D-1). The Purdue defense allows 27.9% on shots from beyond the arc (19 of 68) and their opponents are converting on 70.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 15.3 assists and 30.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 294th and 56th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Alabama

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