Purdue Boilermakers vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 1/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: Purdue (-12)

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is where the Indiana Hoosiers (12-5) will try to defeat the Purdue Boilermakers (15-2) on Tuesday. Indiana opens this contest as -12-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 152.

The Purdue Boilermakers played Penn State and walked away with a win by a score of 95-78 in their last game. Purdue wrapped up the game having earned a 58.2% FG percentage (32 out of 55) and made 11 of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Boilermakers converted 20 of 29 tries for a rate of 69.0%. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected a total of 41 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 26 assists in this contest while creating 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In reference to defense, Purdue let their opponent shoot 44.6% from the floor on 29 of 65 shooting. Penn State doled out 19 assists and had 9 steals for this game. Moreover, Penn State totaled 21 rebounds (4 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Penn State finished shooting 64.7% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 17 attempts. They converted 9 of 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the Boilermakers left the arena with 15 while Penn State finished the game with 22 personal fouls.

Zach Edey is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He finished with 30 points on 10 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and snagged 20 boards. He finished 83.3% from the field and also recorded 3 assists.

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Purdue enters this matchup with a record of 15-2 this season. They cough up possession 12.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 13.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Purdue is pulling in 40.9 boards per contest and has earned 324 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 4th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Boilermakers are hitting 39.8% on three-point shots (150 of 377) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They average 85.0 points per outing (14th in D-1) on 49.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Boilermakers are forcing 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 fouls. They rank 309th in the nation in allowing assists with 248 surrendered this year. The Boilermakers are giving up a FG percentage of 40.6% (436 of 1,075) and they surrender 29.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 30.8% on shots from downtown while they are 134th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.5).

The last time they took the court, the Indiana Hoosiers walked away with a victory by a final of 74-62 when they played Minnesota. The Hoosiers earned 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in the game. They also coughed it up 9 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. Minnesota was called for 22 fouls for the contest which got the Hoosiers to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 59.3%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Indiana made 6 of their 14 attempts (42.9%). Overall, the Hoosiers finished 26 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.3%. The Hoosiers allowed Minnesota to convert 23 of 59 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.0% in this contest. They shot 15.0% from three-point range by shooting 3 out of 20 and finished the contest at 13 of 24 from the charity stripe (54.2%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Indiana allowed Minnesota to snag 40 overall (12 on the offensive side).

Mackenzie Mgbako ended up being important for the Hoosiers for this game. He made 6 out of 12 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes in the game.

Indiana has a mark of 12-5 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Hoosiers are hitting on 48.0% from the field, which has them ranked 39th in the nation. Indiana has totaled 1,264 points so far this year (74.4 per contest) and they grab 35.9 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per contest (70th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per game. The Hoosiers commit 16.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 66.2% from the charity stripe.

The Hoosiers on the defensive end are ranked 215th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 72.5. They are forcing 11.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.9% from the field (73rd in college basketball). The Indiana defense gives up 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (147 of 447) and opponents are knocking down 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.8 dimes and 36.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 261st and 239th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana (+12)

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