Penn State Nittany Lions vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

The Purdue Boilermakers (14-2) will play the Penn State Nittany Lions (8-8) at Mackey Arena on Saturday.

The Penn State Nittany Lions played Northwestern and ended up losing by a score of 76-72 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Nittany Lions ended up with 15 while Northwestern finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also buried 7 of their 12 tries from beyond the arc. Northwestern walked away from this one shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by burying 15 of their 21 attempts. In addition, Northwestern snagged 23 rebounds (2 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Northwestern distributed 17 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. With respect to the defense, Penn State allowed the other team to go 61.4% from the floor on 27 of 44 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 18 turnovers and having 14 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Nittany Lions made 19 of their 24 shots for a rate of 79.2%. Penn State walked away from the contest with a 46.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 54) and converted 3 of their 17 3-point shots.

Kanye Clary is a guy who had an impact in this contest. He finished the contest at 53.8% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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Penn State enters this game with a win-loss mark of 8-8 this year. They are averaging 76.2 pts per contest (152nd in college basketball) while shooting 43.2% from the field. The Nittany Lions are connecting on 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc (118 of 397) and 74.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Penn State is pulling in 33.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 184 assists on the season, which has them ranked 288th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.5 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Nittany Lions are forcing 16.8 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 fouls. They rank 306th in college hoops in allowing assists with 229 conceded on the year. The Nittany Lions are allowing a FG percentage of 44.9% (415 of 924) and they surrender 38.0 boards per game as a group. They relinquish 31.6% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 200th in college basketball in points per game allowed (72.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Purdue Boilermakers took a defeat with a final score of 88-72 when they faced Nebraska. When discussing attacking the glass, Purdue allowed Nebraska to grab 27 in all (4 on the offensive side). They went 60.9% from distance by shooting 14 out of 23 and ended up going 16 of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). The Boilermakers allowed Nebraska to convert 29 of 57 tries from the field which had them sitting at 50.9% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Boilermakers finished 24 for 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Purdue knocked down 13 of their 33 tries (39.4%). They were able to make 11 of those for a clip of 73.3%. Nebraska committed 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 1 steal in the matchup. The Boilermakers recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 for the matchup.

Mason Gillis ended up having an impact for the Boilermakers in this game. He made 5 of 12 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 41.7%, and added 1 rebound. He tallied 16 points in his 28 minutes on the court and added 1 assist for the game.

Purdue has a win-loss mark of 14-2 on the season. The Boilermakers commit 13.8 fouls per game and they go 72.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.6 times per game (10th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.1 times per contest. Purdue has scored 1,350 points on the season (84.4 per game) and they pull in 40.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Boilermakers are connecting on 48.9% from the field, which has them ranked 28th in the nation.

The Purdue defense surrenders 30.7% on 3-point shots (123 of 401) and their opponents are connecting on 70.2% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.3 dimes and 30.1 boards per game, which ranks them 294th and 11th in D-1. The Boilermakers on the defensive end are ranked 125th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 69.0. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the floor (56th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Penn State

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