Yale Bulldogs vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 11/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Yale Bulldogs vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Monday, November 11, 2024

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

The Purdue Boilermakers (1-0) will try to defeat the Yale Bulldogs (1-0) at Mackey Arena on Monday.

The Yale Bulldogs faced Quinnipiac and walked away with a win by a score of 88-62 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 16 while Quinnipiac recorded 24 personal fouls. They also made 7 out of their 32 attempts from distance. Quinnipiac finished the game shooting 94.4% from the charity stripe by making 17 of their 18 tries. Furthermore, Quinnipiac grabbed 23 rebounds (7 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Quinnipiac earned 10 dimes and had 10 steals for the game. With regard to the defense, Yale allowed their opponent to shoot 31.7% from the field on 19 of 60 shooting. They also distributed 19 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned a total of 42 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 21 of 27 shots for a rate of 77.8%. Yale ended having earned a 46.2% field goal percentage (30 out of 65) and knocked down 7 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

John Poulakidas is someone who was a factor in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played for 30 minutes and also pulled down 5 boards. He was able to score 19 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Yale enters this game with a mark of 1-0 for the year. They are averaging 88.0 points per game (126th in college hoops) while shooting 46.2% from the field. The Bulldogs are hitting 35.0% on shots from distance (7 of 20) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Yale is collecting 50.0 boards per game and has 19 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 166th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 24.0 personal fouls. They surrender 21.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 127th in the nation in opponents PPG (62.0). Bulldogs defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 31.7% (19 of 60) and they surrender 27.0 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 107th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 10 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 90-73 when they played Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Boilermakers corralled 29 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 37 for the contest. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi had 25 fouls in this contest which took the Boilermakers to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.0%. In relation to three-point attempts, Purdue made 11 of their 26 attempts (42.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Boilermakers went 31 for 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 56.4%. The Boilermakers allowed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to convert 30 of their 67 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8% for the game. They finished 31.6% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 19 and finished the game at 7 out of 7 at the free throw line (100.0%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Purdue allowed Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to collect 25 in total (6 offensive).

Fletcher Loyer ended up being a major contributor for the Boilermakers for this game. He earned 21 points in his 31 mins on the court and earned 2 dimes in the game. He made 6 of 10 in this contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Purdue has a win-loss mark of 1-0 on the season. The Boilermakers have committed 7.0 personal fouls every game and they connect on 63.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.0 times per contest (34th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 16.0 times per contest. Purdue has totaled 90 points on the campaign (90.0 per game) and they pull in 39.0 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Boilermakers are hitting on 56.4% from the field, which has them ranked 40th in the nation.

The Boilermakers are ranked 223rd in D-1 in PPG given up with 73.0. They have forced 9.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.8% from the floor (245th in D-1). The Purdue defense allows 31.6% on 3-point shots (6 of 19) and opponents are connecting on 100.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 14.0 dimes and 27.0 boards every game, which is 248th and 57th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Yale

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