Purdue Boilermakers vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 12/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: FS1

The Penn State Nittany Lions (7-1) will take on the Purdue Boilermakers (7-1) at Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday.

The Purdue Boilermakers played Ole Miss and went home with a win by a final score of 80-78 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Boilermakers ended up with 12 and Ole Miss recorded 20 fouls. They also knocked down 15 out of their 36 tries from distance. Ole Miss ended up going 84.6% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 13 shots. On top of that, Ole Miss snagged 22 rebounds (7 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Ole Miss recorded 16 assists and had 7 steals for this game. With respect to defense, Purdue allowed their opponent to shoot 42.6% from the field on 26 of 61 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they collected 35 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Boilermakers made 18 of 26 tries for a percentage of 69.2%. Purdue walked away from the game having earned a 54.2% FG percentage (26 of 48) and knocked down 10 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Trey Kaufman-Renn is a player who played a role for the matchup. He went 66.7% from the field and also recorded 3 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes played and snagged 13 boards. He left the arena with 25 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Purdue comes into this contest with a record of 7-1 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 14.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Purdue is snagging 34.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 143 assists for the season, which is 38th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Boilermakers are shooting 42.1% on three-point shots (67 of 159) and 71.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.8 points per game (128th in college basketball) while connecting on 49.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Boilermakers are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per game and they draw 21.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 231st in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 112 surrendered so far this season. The Boilermakers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.8% (200 of 479) and they concede 31.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 28.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 118th in college basketball in PPG allowed (68.1).

In their last game, the Penn State Nittany Lions walked away with a victory by a final of 87-64 when they played Buffalo. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Penn State permitted Buffalo to pull down 24 overall (5 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 25.9% from downtown by going 7 out of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Nittany Lions permitted Buffalo to make 22 out of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.5% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Nittany Lions finished 35 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a rate of 56.5%. In terms of shooting from distance, Penn State buried 9 of their 21 attempts (42.9%). They were able to knock down 8 of those for a clip of 61.5%. Buffalo earned 16 personal fouls for this contest which got the Nittany Lions to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Nittany Lions were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the game.

Yanic Konan Niederhauser ended up being a major contributor for the Nittany Lions in this game. He made 12 of 16 for the matchup for a rate of 75.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He racked up 27 points in his 26 mins of playing time and earned 1 assist for the game.

Penn State has a win-loss mark of 7-1 for the season. The Nittany Lions are committing 17.4 fouls per contest while shooting 71.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 19.0 times per contest (16th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. Penn State has totaled 730 pts on the campaign (91.3 per contest) and they pull down 37.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Nittany Lions are connecting on 52.2% from the field, which ranks them 5th in Division 1.

The Penn State defense gives up 33.2% on three-point shots (61 of 184) and their opponents are connecting on 68.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.9 assists and 32.1 boards every game, which is 248th and 73rd in college basketball. The Nittany Lions are ranked 104th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 67.5. They are forcing 17.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (112th in D-1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Penn State and under the total points

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