Indiana Hoosiers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 1/31/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Friday, January 31, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: FOX

The Indiana Hoosiers (14-7) are on their way to Mackey Arena on Friday where they will compete against the Purdue Boilermakers (16-5).

The Indiana Hoosiers faced Maryland and took a loss by a final of 79-78 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the game having earned a 48.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 64) and made 7 of 17 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Hoosiers converted 9 of 15 shots for a rate of 60.0%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they collected 30 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 15 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 49.2% from the field on 30 of 61 shooting. Maryland dished out 14 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Moreover, Maryland collected 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Maryland ended up going 77.8% at the free throw line by converting 7 of their 9 attempts. They knocked down 12 of 24 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Hoosiers ended up finishing with 11 and Maryland accounted for 17 personal fouls.

Mackenzie Mgbako is a player who played a role for the matchup. He was able to score 16 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He played for 28 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished 58.3% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Indiana enters this contest with a record of 14-7 for the season. They are giving up possession 12.2 times per game and as a group are committing 16.9 fouls every game. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 38.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 344 assists on the year, which is 41st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Hoosiers are connecting on 32.4% on three-point shots (132 of 407) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.1 points per contest (110th in the country) while shooting 46.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Hoosiers are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They rank 255th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 293 surrendered so far this season. The Hoosiers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.2% (562 of 1,300) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 33.1% on 3-point attempts and they are 232nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (73.1).

When they last played, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 91-64 against Michigan. The Boilermakers were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 6 times, while earning 14 steals for this game. Michigan was called for 16 fouls in the matchup which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of those for a clip of 66.7%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Purdue made 9 out of their 24 attempts (37.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Boilermakers finished 34 out of 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.8%. The Boilermakers allowed Michigan to convert 20 of 54 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.0% in the game. They finished 20.7% from downtown by connecting on 6 of 29 and finished the contest at 18 of 21 at the free throw line (85.7%). Concerning attacking the glass, Purdue allowed Michigan to collect 32 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Braden Smith pitched in for the Boilermakers for this contest. He tallied 24 points in his 37 minutes on the court and earned 10 assists for the contest. He made 10 of 17 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and had 7 rebounds.

Purdue has a win-loss record of 16-5 so far this season. The Boilermakers commit 14.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 72.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 17.1 times per contest (21st in the country) and they turn it over 10.8 times per contest. Purdue has earned 1,628 pts so far this year (77.5 per contest) and they pull in 32.8 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Boilermakers are shooting 49.3% from the field, which ranks 16th in college.

The Boilermakers are ranked 68th in college in PPG allowed with 67.5. They have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (154th in the country). The Purdue defense allows 30.5% on shots from distance (155 of 508) and their opponents are converting on 75.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 14.1 dimes and 31.7 boards per contest, which is 270th and 43rd in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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