Purdue Boilermakers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: FS1

The Purdue Boilermakers (16-2) are traveling to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday where they will play the Iowa Hawkeyes (11-6).

The Purdue Boilermakers faced off with Indiana and notched a win by a score of 87-66 in their last contest. Purdue ended the contest having earned a 46.8% FG percentage (29 of 62) and made 7 of their 19 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Boilermakers made 22 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 81.5%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 41 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 14 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to defense, Purdue let their opponent shoot 41.5% from the floor on 27 of 65 shooting. Indiana earned 14 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Additionally, Indiana snagged 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Indiana ended up shooting 44.4% at the free throw line by burying 4 of 9 shots. They made 8 of 24 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Boilermakers ended up walking away with 12 while Indiana totaled 19 personal fouls.

Zach Edey is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. He finished the game at 47.8% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He saw the court for 36 minutes and collected 14 rebounds. He walked away with 33 points on 11 out of 23 shooting.

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Purdue will play this game with a mark of 16-2 so far this year. They currently have an average of 85.1 points per outing (13th in college basketball) while connecting on 49.3% from the field. The Boilermakers are shooting 39.6% on three-point attempts (157 of 396) and 72.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Purdue is snagging 41.0 boards per contest and has totaled 338 dimes on the campaign, which is 5th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 11.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 13.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Boilermakers are forcing 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 122nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.3). The Boilermakers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.6% (463 of 1,140) and they concede 30.0 boards per game as a squad. They rank 326th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 262 surrendered for the season.

In their last game, the Iowa Hawkeyes walked away with a victory by a final of 86-77 when they played Minnesota. The Hawkeyes snagged 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. Minnesota was called for 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to bury 13 of those for a percentage of 81.3%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Iowa knocked down 3 of their 13 tries (23.1%). When this game wrapped up, the Hawkeyes shot 35 out of 65 from the field which had them shooting 53.8%. The Hawkeyes allowed Minnesota to bury 28 out of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 48.3% in this contest. They finished 17.2% from downtown by shooting 5 of 29 and ended up shooting 16 of 24 at the free throw line (66.7%). In relation to rebounding, Iowa permitted Minnesota to grab 27 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Ben Krikke was important for the Hawkeyes for the matchup. He made 11 of 17 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and added 5 rebounds. He scored 25 points in his 37 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists in this contest.

Iowa has a mark of 11-6 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Hawkeyes are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which is 37th in the nation. Iowa has scored 1,480 points on the year (87.1 per game) and they collect 38.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 19.9 times per contest (3rd in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 10.1 times per game. The Hawkeyes have committed 15.8 fouls per game and they hit 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Iowa defense allows 32.4% on 3-point shots (127 of 392) and their opposition knocks down 70.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 14.1 assists and 37.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 277th and 297th in D-1. The Hawkeyes on the defensive end are ranked 320th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 77.5. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (265th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa

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