Purdue Boilermakers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 1/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Location: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, NE

TV: Peacock

Pinnacle Bank Arena is the site where the Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-3) will play the Purdue Boilermakers (14-1) on Tuesday.

The Purdue Boilermakers took the court against Illinois and notched a win by a score of 83-78 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Boilermakers ended up with 17 and Illinois finished the game with 19 fouls. They also converted 8 of their 19 shots from 3-point range. Illinois shot 85.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 21 shots. In addition, Illinois snagged 25 rebounds (11 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Illinois earned 15 assists and had 5 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, Purdue allowed 42.6% from the floor on 26 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 40 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Boilermakers converted 20 of 25 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Purdue walked away from the contest having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (27 of 60) and converted 9 of their 19 shots from downtown.

Trey Kaufman-Renn is a guy who was a factor in this matchup. He left the arena with 23 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up going 66.7% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Purdue enters this one with a record of 14-1 on the season. They average 85.2 pts per contest (15th in D-1) while connecting on 49.3% from the field. The Boilermakers are hitting 39.4% on shots from 3-point land (126 of 320) and 72.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Purdue is snagging 41.3 rebounds per game and has earned 281 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 9th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.9 times per game and as a unit they commit 13.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Boilermakers have forced 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are 258th in D-1 in giving up assists with 207 surrendered for the year. The Boilermakers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 39.7% (378 of 953) and they surrender 30.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 28.8% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 104th in the nation in PPG allowed (67.7).

When they last played, the Nebraska Cornhuskers took a loss by a final score of 88-72 when they faced Wisconsin. When talking about how they cleaned up the glass, Nebraska permitted Wisconsin to pull down 31 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 50.0% from 3-point land by hitting 13 out of 26 and finished the contest at 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Cornhuskers permitted Wisconsin to knock down 33 of their 60 attempts from the field which had them at 55.0% in this contest. Overall, the Cornhuskers walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.1%. Concerning 3-pointers, Nebraska converted 12 of 26 attempts (46.2%). They were able to convert 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Wisconsin was called for 13 fouls in the game which took the Cornhuskers to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Cornhuskers pulled down 22 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in the game.

Keisei Tominaga ended up being a factor for the Cornhuskers for the contest. He converted 7 of 10 in this matchup for a rate of 70.0%, but wasn't able to snag a board. He tallied 17 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 2 assists for this game.

Nebraska has a win-loss mark of 12-3 this season. As an offense, the Cornhuskers are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which is 205th in college hoops. Nebraska has accounted for 1,167 points for the season (77.8 per contest) and they grab 40.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per game (62nd in the nation) and they turn the ball over 11.1 times per contest. The Cornhuskers are committing 14.4 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 74.4% from the charity stripe.

The Nebraska defense surrenders 30.7% on 3-point attempts (115 of 375) and opponents are converting on 71.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.4 dimes and 36.1 boards per game, which has them ranked 76th and 234th in Division 1. The Cornhuskers on the defensive side of the court are 96th in D-1 in PPG given up with 67.3. They have forced 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.0% from the floor (30th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Purdue

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