Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 2/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

Mackey Arena is the location where the Purdue Boilermakers (22-2) will attempt to beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-8) on Thursday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers faced Iowa and took a loss by a final of 90-85 in their last contest. Minnesota ended having earned a 46.9% field goal percentage (30 of 64) and knocked down 12 of their 26 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Gophers knocked down 13 of 19 attempts for a rate of 68.4%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 33 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 21 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to the defense, Minnesota allowed their opponent to shoot 47.7% from the floor on 31 of 65 shooting. Iowa distributed 14 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Moreover, Iowa grabbed 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Iowa finished 82.1% at the charity stripe by converting 23 of 28 shots. They knocked down 5 of 15 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Gophers left the arena with 22 while Iowa accounted for 11 personal fouls.

Braeden Carrington is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He totaled 18 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He played 29 minutes and also snagged 2 rebounds. He shot 45.5% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Minnesota comes into this game with a record of 15-8 so far this season. They currently have an average of 76.1 pts per game (118th in Division 1) while shooting 47.5% from the field. The Golden Gophers are connecting on 34.7% on 3-point shots (183 of 528) and 68.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Minnesota is pulling down 36.8 boards per game and has accounted for 423 assists this season, which is 16th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 16.5 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Golden Gophers are able to force 11.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They give up 33.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 97th in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.6). The Golden Gophers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.7% (581 of 1,360) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 183rd in the country in allowing assists with 310 surrendered on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 79-59 when they faced Indiana. When it comes to rebounds, Purdue permitted Indiana to snag 27 overall (4 offensive). They finished 25.0% from distance by connecting on 4 out of 16 and finished the contest at 9 out of 15 from the free throw line (60.0%). The Boilermakers allowed Indiana to make 23 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Boilermakers walked away from this one shooting 25 for 59 from the floor which had them shooting 42.4%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Purdue converted 8 of their 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 63.6%. Indiana was called for 20 personal fouls for this contest which got the Boilermakers to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Boilermakers recorded 29 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for this contest.

Zach Edey ended up being a major contributor for the Boilermakers for the contest. He buried 7 out of 15 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and tallied 13 rebounds. He had 26 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 4 assists for the matchup.

Purdue has a record of 22-2 on the season. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 14.0 fouls every game and they connect on 71.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.3 times per game (7th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.6 times per contest. Purdue has totaled 2,042 pts so far this year (85.1 per contest) and they average 41.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Boilermakers are connecting on 49.1% from the field, which is ranked 18th in college hoops.

The Purdue defense gives up 31.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (179 of 577) and opponents are connecting on 69.6% of their free throw shots. They allow 14.9 dimes and 30.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 322nd and 9th in those categories on the defensive end. The Boilermakers on defense are ranked 115th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 69.5. They are forcing 10.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (52nd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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