High Point Panthers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 3/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: High Point Panthers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Purdue (-8)

The Purdue Boilermakers (22-11) will take on the High Point Panthers (29-5) at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Thursday in the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament. High Point opens as 8-point dogs. The total has been set at 153.

The High Point Panthers took the court against Winthrop and went home with a win by a final score of 81-69 in their last game. High Point walked away from the contest having earned a 45.2% field goal percentage (33 out of 73) and converted 8 of 26 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Panthers buried 7 of 7 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. In terms of rebounding, they collected 38 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 10 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Regarding defense, High Point allowed the other team to shoot 42.4% from the floor on 28 of 66 shooting. Winthrop recorded 10 dimes and had 4 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Winthrop snagged 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Winthrop walked away from this one shooting 54.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 6 of 11 shots. They also made 7 of 27 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Panthers ended up finishing with 9 and Winthrop recorded 10 personal fouls.

Bobby Pettiford is one player who was a major factor in this game. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He played for 29 mins played and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up going 47.1% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes.

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High Point will play this game with a win-loss mark of 29-5 this year. They currently have an average of 82.2 points per contest (19th in the country) on 49.4% from the field. The Panthers are hitting 36.4% on shots from downtown (280 of 770) and 76.3% from the free throw line. As a team, High Point is pulling in 36.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 441 assists for the year, which is 177th in college in terms of passing. They are turning it over 10.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.0 fouls every game.

On defense, the Panthers are forcing 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 29th in college in allowing assists with 352 surrendered on the year. The Panthers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.6% (818 of 1,921) and they concede 30.7 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 32.7% on 3-point shots while they are 78th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (68.8).

In their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers went home defeated by a final of 86-68 when they faced Michigan. The Boilermakers snagged 17 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 31 in this contest. They turned the ball over 5 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. Michigan earned 20 fouls in this contest which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 77.3%. In terms of 3-point attempts, Purdue made 7 out of 22 tries (31.8%). Overall, the Boilermakers ended up going 22 for 65 from the field which had them shooting 33.8%. The Boilermakers permitted Michigan to make 30 of 58 attempts from the field which left them shooting 51.7% for the game. They went 30.8% from distance by shooting 8 out of 26 and ended up going 18 out of 22 at the free throw line (81.8%). Concerning how they rebounded, Purdue allowed Michigan to collect 40 in all (9 offensive).

Trey Kaufman-Renn ended up being a factor for the Boilermakers in the game. He made 9 of 24 in this contest for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and had 9 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this contest.

Purdue has a record of 22-11 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Boilermakers are connecting on 49.0% from the field, which has them ranked 13th in the nation. Purdue has earned 2,570 points for the campaign (77.9 per contest) and they grab 32.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per game (43rd in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per contest. The Boilermakers are committing 16.1 fouls every game while shooting 73.0% from the charity stripe.

The Purdue defense allows 30.7% on shots from 3-point land (243 of 791) and opponents are converting on 72.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 14.8 assists and 30.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 308th and 19th in the country. The Boilermakers on the defensive side of the court are 150th in D-1 in points given up per game with 71.1. They are able to force 11.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (277th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Purdue (-8)

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