Northwestern Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 1/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern Wildcats vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

The Purdue Boilermakers (9-4) will try to defeat the Northwestern Wildcats (10-3) at Mackey Arena on Sunday.

The Northwestern Wildcats faced Northeastern and notched a win by a score of 85-60 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 13 and Northeastern accumulated 19 personal fouls. They also converted 9 of their 22 tries from beyond the arc. Northeastern went 75.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 3 of their 4 shots. Moreover, Northeastern had 22 rebounds (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Northeastern doled out 15 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. Pertaining to defense, Northwestern allowed the other team to go 51.1% from the floor on 24 of 47 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the game in addition to forcing 21 turnovers and earning 15 steals. With respect to pulling down boards, they compiled 25 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 16 of their 22 tries for a rate of 72.7%. Northwestern wrapped up the game having earned a 53.6% FG percentage (30 of 56) and knocked down 9 of their 25 three-point shots.

Ty Berry is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He accounted for 23 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He played for 32 minutes played and also collected 3 boards. He finished the contest at 80.0% from the floor and also earned 2 assists.

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Northwestern will play this contest with a mark of 10-3 for the season. They have an average of 74.6 points per outing (212th in the nation) while hitting 45.2% from the floor. The Wildcats are connecting on 33.5% on shots from downtown (79 of 236) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Northwestern is snagging 35.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 193 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 174th in college in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 8.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.3 fouls per game.

On defense, the Wildcats are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.4 fouls. They are conceding 32.5% from beyond the arc while they are 30th in the nation in PPG allowed (63.8). The Wildcats are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (299 of 709) and they surrender 33.2 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 271st in Division 1 in giving up assists with 193 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers got the victory with a final of 83-64 against Toledo. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Purdue permitted Toledo to pull down 40 in total (17 on the offensive glass). They went 14.3% from 3-point land by going 2 of 14 and finished the game at 10 of 16 from the charity stripe (62.5%). The Boilermakers permitted Toledo to make 26 of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.6% for the contest. In all, the Boilermakers finished 31 for 63 from the field which had them at 49.2%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Purdue converted 10 of their 28 tries (35.7%). They were able to make 11 of them for a rate of 73.3%. Toledo was called for 13 personal fouls in this contest which took the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 9 steals for the matchup. The Boilermakers were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this game.

Braden Smith was important for the Boilermakers in this contest. He converted 12 out of 22 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He racked up 34 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and had 12 assists for this game.

Purdue has a win-loss record of 9-4 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Boilermakers are shooting 48.5% from the field, which ranks them 54th in the nation. Purdue has accounted for 1,001 points this year (77.0 per contest) and they pull in 33.1 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 17.2 times per game (38th in college) and they lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per game. The Boilermakers have committed 15.0 personal fouls per contest and they hit 71.9% from the charity stripe.

The Purdue defense allows 31.3% on 3-point shots (98 of 313) and their opponents are knocking down 74.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 14.3 dimes and 32.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 274th and 98th in those categories. The Boilermakers on the defensive end are ranked 184th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.2. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (221st in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Northwestern

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