Ohio State Buckeyes vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 1/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: Peacock

The Ohio State Buckeyes (10-8) are en route to Mackey Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Purdue Boilermakers (15-4).

The Ohio State Buckeyes took the court against Indiana and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-76 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Buckeyes ended up finishing with 18 and Indiana totaled 18 fouls. They also buried 6 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. Indiana ended up shooting 73.9% at the free throw line by burying 17 of their 23 tries. In addition, Indiana snagged 35 rebounds (13 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Indiana distributed 15 assists and had 4 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Ohio State allowed the other team to shoot 42.2% from the floor on 27 of 64 shooting. They also distributed 10 dimes in this matchup while creating 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 31 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Buckeyes knocked down 12 of 15 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Ohio State wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.2% FG percentage (28 of 62) and knocked down 8 out of their 23 3-point shots.

John Mobley Jr. is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He went 41.2% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists. He was on the court for 35 mins played and collected 3 boards. He accumulated 22 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Ohio State comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 10-8 so far this season. They have an average of 80.1 points per outing (66th in the nation) while shooting 48.1% from the field. The Buckeyes are connecting on 37.2% on three-point attempts (143 of 384) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Ohio State is collecting 35.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 249 assists on the year, which has them ranked 204th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.2 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Buckeyes are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They are 30th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 191 relinquished so far this year. The Buckeyes are giving up a field goal percentage of 39.5% (421 of 1,065) and they concede 34.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 29.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 184th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (71.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the Purdue Boilermakers got the victory with a final of 65-58 when they played Oregon. The Boilermakers were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. Oregon was called for 23 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for 30 tries. They were able to make 25 of them for a percentage of 83.3%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Purdue converted 2 out of 12 tries (16.7%). When this game wrapped up, the Boilermakers walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 33.9%. The Boilermakers permitted Oregon to bury 18 of their 50 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 36.0% in this matchup. They finished shooting 24.1% from distance by connecting on 7 of 29 and ended up shooting 15 of 17 from the charity stripe (88.2%). In the matter of rebounds, Purdue allowed Oregon to get 23 in total (2 on the offensive glass).

Trey Kaufman-Renn was important for the Boilermakers for the matchup. He scored 23 points in his 33 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in the game. He made 7 of 20 in this game giving him a rate of 35.0%, and had 11 rebounds.

Purdue has a win-loss mark of 15-4 for the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Boilermakers are connecting on 49.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 23rd in Division 1. Purdue has accounted for 1,467 points for the year (77.2 per contest) and they pull in 33.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 17.3 times per contest (23rd in the country) and they turn it over 11.1 times per game. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 14.7 fouls every game and they shoot 72.2% from the charity stripe.

The Boilermakers on the defensive side of the court are 71st in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 67.4. They have forced 12.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the floor (156th in college). The Purdue defense concedes 30.3% on 3-point attempts (138 of 456) and opponents are knocking down 73.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 14.1 assists and 31.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 264th and 42nd in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Ohio State

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