Purdue Boilermakers vs Marquette Golden Eagles Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Marquette Golden Eagles

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: FS1

The Purdue Boilermakers (3-0) are hitting the road to Fiserv Forum on Tuesday where they will take on the Marquette Golden Eagles (3-0).

The Purdue Boilermakers faced Yale and went home with a win by a final score of 92-84 in their last game. Purdue ended the game with a 53.8% field goal percentage (28 of 52) and made 11 of their 23 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Boilermakers knocked down 25 of their 32 attempts for a percentage of 78.1%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 dimes in this game while creating 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Concerning defense, Purdue allowed the other team to go 50.8% from the field on 33 of 65 shooting. Yale distributed 21 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. On top of that, Yale collected 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Yale walked away from this one shooting 52.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of their 19 shots. They also converted 8 of their 26 attempts from three-point range. In relation to fouls, the Boilermakers ended up finishing with 18 and Yale racked up 24 fouls.

Braden Smith is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He totaled 22 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and grabbed 9 rebounds. He ended up shooting 43.8% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes.

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Purdue enters this matchup with a record of 3-0 on the season. They cough up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a group are committing 13.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Purdue is snagging 34.3 boards per game and has accounted for 60 assists so far this year, which ranks 52nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Boilermakers are hitting 43.7% on three-point shots (31 of 71) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. They average 84.7 pts per game (96th in Division 1) while shooting 54.4% from the field.

On defense, the Boilermakers are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers per game while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They rank 269th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 46 surrendered this season. The Boilermakers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.3% (80 of 189) and they relinquish 30.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 27.9% from beyond the arc while they are 165th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.0).

When they last played, the Marquette Golden Eagles walked away with a victory by a final of 70-62 against Central Michigan. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Marquette allowed Central Michigan to collect 39 in all (7 offensive). They finished 24.0% from 3-point land by going 6 out of 25 and ended up going 14 of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Golden Eagles permitted Central Michigan to knock down 21 of their 52 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 40.4% for this game. Overall, the Golden Eagles walked away from this one shooting 20 for 55 from the field which had them sitting at 36.4%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Marquette made 10 of 36 attempts (27.8%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Central Michigan was called for 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Golden Eagles to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 19 steals in this game. The Golden Eagles collected 20 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 24 in this game.

Stevie Mitchell was important for the Golden Eagles for this contest. He converted 5 of 8 in the game for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and earned 1 rebound. He racked up 17 points in his 29 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes in the matchup.

Marquette has a mark of 3-0 for the season. The Golden Eagles commit 17.3 fouls per game and they go 76.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 18.0 times per contest (59th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 9.3 times per contest. Marquette has totaled 254 pts so far this season (84.7 per contest) and they average 37.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Golden Eagles are connecting on 45.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 191st in college basketball.

The Golden Eagles defensively are ranked 66th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 62.3. They are forcing their opponents into 19.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.2% from the field (93rd in D-1). The Marquette defense surrenders 28.4% from downtown (21 of 74) and their opposition knocks down 70.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 13.3 dimes and 38.7 boards per contest, which is 224th and 300th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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