Purdue Boilermakers vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 2/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Orlando, FL

TV: CBS

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is the location where the Indiana Hoosiers (15-11) will try to beat the Purdue Boilermakers (19-8) on Sunday.

The Purdue Boilermakers took the court against Michigan State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-66 in their last game. Purdue wrapped up the game with a 51.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 47) and made 9 of their 24 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Boilermakers converted 9 of their 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. With regard to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 20 with 5 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 6 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When it comes to defense, Purdue allowed 58.3% from the field on 28 of 48 shooting. Michigan State distributed 20 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Michigan State collected 22 rebounds (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Michigan State went 71.4% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of 21 tries. They knocked down 4 out of their 13 attempts from downtown. When discussing fouls, the Boilermakers ended up finishing with 20 and Michigan State accounted for 13 fouls.

Trey Kaufman-Renn is a player who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 33 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 69.2% from the floor and earned 2 assists.

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Purdue will play this game with a win-loss record of 19-8 this season. They are turning it over 10.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Purdue is collecting 32.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 447 assists so far this season, which ranks 24th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Boilermakers are connecting on 37.7% on 3-pointers (216 of 573) and 72.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.2 points per contest (78th in the nation) while going 49.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Boilermakers are able to force 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 fouls. They relinquish 30.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 128th in college in points per game from their opponents (70.0). The Boilermakers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.9% (681 of 1,516) and they relinquish 30.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are 284th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 385 surrendered on the season.

For their last game, the Indiana Hoosiers went home defeated by a final of 72-68 when they played UCLA. With respect to rebounding, Indiana permitted UCLA to grab 35 overall (8 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 45.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 of 20 and finished the contest at 11 of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Hoosiers permitted UCLA to bury 26 out of 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.3% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Hoosiers went 25 out of 62 from the floor which had them at 40.3%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Indiana converted 7 of 29 tries (24.1%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.6%. UCLA had 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They coughed it up 7 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Hoosiers were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 29 in this matchup.

Luke Goode was important for the Hoosiers for this contest. He converted 6 of 13 in the matchup giving him a rate of 46.2%, and earned 7 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in this game.

Indiana has a record of 15-11 on the year. The Hoosiers commit 16.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 72.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.5 times per game (68th in college) and they turn it over 12.0 times per contest. Indiana has accounted for 1,966 points this year (75.6 per contest) and they average 37.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hoosiers are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 114th in the nation.

The Indiana defense allows 32.6% on 3-point shots (200 of 613) and their opponents are connecting on 71.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 13.6 assists and 34.1 rebounds per contest, which is 230th and 174th in those defensive categories. The Hoosiers on defense are ranked 227th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 73.2. They are able to force 11.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (176th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Purdue

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