Michigan Wolverines vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 1/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: Peacock

The Michigan Wolverines (7-11) are hitting the road to Mackey Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Purdue Boilermakers (17-2).

The Michigan Wolverines played Illinois and ended up losing by a score of 88-73 in their last contest. Michigan finished having earned a 47.6% FG percentage (30 out of 63) and knocked down 3 of 13 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Wolverines buried 10 of their 12 tries for a rate of 83.3%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 1 steal. Concerning defending, Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 48.4% from the floor on 30 out of 62 shooting. Illinois doled out 12 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Illinois collected 38 rebounds (13 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Illinois finished shooting 73.3% at the charity stripe by making 22 of 30 shots. They converted 6 out of their 18 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Wolverines walked away with 18 while Illinois finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

Tarris Reed is a guy who came through for the contest. He finished with 20 points on 8 out of 10 shooting. He played 31 minutes played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Michigan comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 7-11 this year. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Michigan is grabbing 37.1 boards per game and has totaled 242 assists on the season, which has them ranked 216th in the country in terms of passing. The Wolverines are shooting 37.8% on three-point shots (158 of 418) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. They average 79.3 points per contest (65th in college hoops) while hitting 47.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wolverines are forcing their opponents into 10.1 turnovers per game and they draw 16.9 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 319th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (77.6). The Wolverines defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 44.5% (509 of 1,144) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per game as a squad. They are 117th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 220 relinquished so far this season.

For their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 84-70 against Iowa. Regarding team rebounding, Purdue allowed Iowa to get 23 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 29.4% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). The Boilermakers permitted Iowa to knock down 27 out of their 59 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.8% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Boilermakers finished shooting 30 out of 67 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8%. When discussing shots from downtown, Purdue knocked down 9 out of 26 tries (34.6%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a rate of 71.4%. Iowa had 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Boilermakers to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 4 steals for the game. The Boilermakers collected 31 defensive rebounds and 19 offensive rebounds totaling 50 in this contest.

Zach Edey ended up being a major contributor for the Boilermakers in this game. He converted 10 out of 15 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 18 rebounds. He tallied 30 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Purdue has a win-loss mark of 17-2 so far this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Boilermakers are shooting 49.0% from the floor, which is 22nd in the nation. Purdue has accounted for 1,616 pts on the year (85.1 per game) and they grab 41.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.8 times per game (9th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 11.9 times per game. The Boilermakers are committing 13.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 72.6% from the charity stripe.

The Purdue defense gives up 30.9% from downtown (145 of 470) and their opponents are connecting on 69.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.6 dimes and 29.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 314th and 9th in those categories on the defensive end. The Boilermakers are ranked 119th in college basketball in points given up per game with 69.4. They have forced 10.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.9% from the floor (60th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan

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