Purdue Boilermakers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 2/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Purdue Boilermakers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: Peacock

The Purdue Boilermakers (17-5) are hitting the road to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes (13-8).

The Purdue Boilermakers faced Indiana and notched a win by a score of 81-76 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Boilermakers ended up with 14 and Indiana finished the game with 21 fouls. They also made 7 of 19 attempts from 3-point land. Indiana shot 56.3% at the free throw line by converting 9 of 16 attempts. In addition, Indiana totaled 29 rebounds (11 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Indiana totaled 14 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. In reference to defense, Purdue allowed their opponent to shoot 56.6% from the floor on 30 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 20 turnovers and earning 13 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they earned 24 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Boilermakers made 21 of 28 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Purdue finished the contest having earned a 52.7% FG percentage (29 out of 55) and buried 2 out of their 13 three-point attempts.

Braden Smith is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He finished with 24 points on 11 of 21 shooting. He played for 40 mins played and also totaled 1 rebound. He shot 52.4% from the field and recorded 7 assists.

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Purdue comes into this game with a mark of 17-5 on the year. They cough up possession 10.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 14.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Purdue is collecting 32.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 369 dimes this year, which has them ranked 28th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Boilermakers are hitting 37.7% from downtown (172 of 456) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They average 77.7 points per outing (98th in the country) while going 49.4% from the field.

On defense, the Boilermakers are able to force 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 30.7% on shots from distance while they are 75th in the country in PPG allowed (67.9). The Boilermakers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.6% (540 of 1,239) and they surrender 31.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 259th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 311 relinquished on the year.

In their last game, the Iowa Hawkeyes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-65 when they played Ohio State. When talking about attacking the glass, Iowa allowed Ohio State to pull down 42 in total (11 offensive). They finished 29.6% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 27 and ended up shooting 14 out of 19 at the charity stripe (73.7%). The Hawkeyes permitted Ohio State to bury 30 of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.4% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Hawkeyes finished shooting 24 out of 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.3%. In regard to three-point attempts, Iowa converted 7 of 25 attempts (28.0%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 58.8%. Ohio State had 18 personal fouls in the game which took the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They also turned the ball over 6 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. The Hawkeyes recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for the contest.

Drew Thelwell ended up being important for the Hawkeyes in this game. He tallied 20 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 assists in this contest. He made 8 out of 10 in the matchup for a rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Iowa has a win-loss mark of 13-8 so far this year. The Hawkeyes are committing 14.7 fouls per contest while shooting 68.3% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 19.1 times per contest (3rd in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 10.2 times per contest. Iowa has accounted for 1,800 points this season (85.7 per game) and they average 32.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hawkeyes are connecting on 50.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 4th in the nation.

The Hawkeyes are ranked 332nd in college in points per game surrendered with 78.5. They have forced 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the field (349th in D-1). The Iowa defense allows 32.6% on shots from distance (159 of 487) and opponents are making 66.9% of their foul shots. They relinquish 16.2 dimes and 37.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 350th and 330th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa

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