Michigan Wolverines vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 1/24/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Friday, January 24, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: FOX

The Michigan Wolverines (14-4) are on their way to Mackey Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Purdue Boilermakers (15-5).

The Michigan Wolverines took the court against Northwestern and earned the victory with a final of 80-76 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Wolverines finished with 22 and Northwestern recorded 24 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. Northwestern ended up going 74.2% at the charity stripe by making 23 of their 31 tries. Additionally, Northwestern collected 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Northwestern recorded 7 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Concerning defense, Michigan allowed the other team to go 39.7% from the floor on 23 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to pulling down boards, they earned 38 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Wolverines made 29 of their 37 attempts for a percentage of 78.4%. Michigan walked away from the game with a 36.1% FG percentage (22 out of 61) and made 7 out of their 27 3-pointers.

Vladislav Goldin is one guy who was a major contributor in this game. He walked away with 31 points on 9 out of 16 shooting. He played 37 mins and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 56.3% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Michigan enters this contest with a win-loss record of 14-4 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Michigan is pulling in 39.2 rebounds per contest and has tallied 324 assists on the season, which is 26th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wolverines are hitting 37.7% on 3-pointers (175 of 464) and 72.1% from the free throw line. They average 84.6 points per outing (16th in the nation) while hitting 50.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Wolverines are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They give up 29.7% from beyond the arc while they are 113th in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.4). The Wolverines defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 39.6% (445 of 1,123) and they relinquish 32.1 rebounds per contest as a group. They currently rank 19th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 186 relinquished on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Purdue Boilermakers went home defeated by a final of 73-70 against Ohio State. The Boilermakers were able to collect 15 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for the game. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. Ohio State had 22 personal fouls for the contest which took the Boilermakers to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. Regarding shooting from distance, Purdue made 3 of their 9 tries (33.3%). In all, the Boilermakers finished shooting 26 out of 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. The Boilermakers allowed Ohio State to bury 24 of their 45 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3% in the matchup. They finished shooting 47.8% from three-point range via 11 of 23 and finished the contest at 14 of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Purdue allowed Ohio State to grab 24 in total (5 on the offensive glass).

Trey Kaufman-Renn was important for the Boilermakers in this game. He converted 11 of 16 for the game for a field goal rate of 68.8%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists for this contest.

Purdue has a record of 15-5 this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Boilermakers are shooting 49.0% from the floor, which ranks them 22nd in the nation. Purdue has tallied 1,537 points for the campaign (76.9 per game) and they pull in 33.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 17.2 times per game (24th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per contest. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 14.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 72.4% from the charity stripe.

The Boilermakers on the defensive side of the court are 75th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 67.7. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (185th in college hoops). The Purdue defense concedes 31.1% on shots from 3-point land (149 of 479) and their opponents are connecting on 74.3% of their free throw shots. They concede 14.1 assists and 31.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 258th and 39th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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