Purdue Boilermakers vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 1/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: Peacock

The Purdue Boilermakers (11-1) are traveling to XFINITY Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Maryland Terrapins (9-4).

The Purdue Boilermakers played Jacksonville and took home the win by a score of 100-57 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Boilermakers walked away with 11 and Jacksonville accounted for 20 fouls. They also converted 4 out of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. Jacksonville walked away from this one shooting 69.2% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 13 tries. On top of that, Jacksonville collected 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Jacksonville distributed 5 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defense, Purdue let their opponent shoot 36.8% from the floor on 21 of 57 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and earning 14 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Boilermakers knocked down 21 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 80.8%. Purdue ended the game having earned a 51.5% FG percentage (35 out of 68) and made 9 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Zach Edey is one guy who played a role for the game. He notched 18 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 24 minutes played and collected 8 boards. He ended up shooting 62.5% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes.

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Purdue comes into this game with a mark of 11-1 so far this season. They average 87.3 points per contest (10th in D-1) while connecting on 49.7% from the field. The Boilermakers are shooting 39.2% from downtown (102 of 260) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Purdue is pulling down 40.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 227 dimes for the year, which is 14th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 14.5 fouls every game.

On defense, the Boilermakers are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 298th in D-1 in giving up assists with 179 surrendered on the campaign. The Boilermakers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.1% (309 of 770) and they surrender 30.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 28.9% from 3-point land and they are ranked 138th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (69.3).

In their last game, the Maryland Terrapins got the victory with a final of 75-53 against Coppin State. When talking about cleaning the glass, Maryland permitted Coppin State to get 27 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They shot 41.7% from beyond the perimeter via 5 out of 12 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 9 at the free throw line (88.9%). The Terrapins permitted Coppin State to knock down 20 out of their 55 tries from the field which had them sitting at 36.4% in the game. Overall, the Terrapins finished 28 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.5%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Maryland made 6 out of their 22 tries (27.3%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a rate of 61.9%. Coppin State committed 17 fouls in this contest which got the Terrapins to the free throw line for 21 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Terrapins pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in the game.

Julian Reese pitched in for the Terrapins for the matchup. He recorded 18 points in his 25 mins on the court, but finished this game without an assist. He converted 9 out of 13 in this game for a field goal rate of 69.2%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Maryland has a mark of 9-4 so far this season. The Terrapins are committing 18.0 fouls every game and they shoot 69.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.2 times per game (324th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 11.8 times per game. Maryland has 951 points this season (73.2 per game) and they snag 37.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Terrapins are connecting on 41.5% from the floor, which ranks 304th in college basketball.

The Maryland defense allows 34.0% on 3-pointers (64 of 188) and their opponents are converting on 73.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 9.8 dimes and 35.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 26th and 222nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Terrapins are ranked 31st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 63.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.2% from the field (59th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Purdue

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