Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 3/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in Eugene, OR

TV: Peacock

Mackey Arena is where the Purdue Boilermakers (20-9) will meet the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-15) on Tuesday.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights took the court against Michigan and ended up losing by a score of 84-82 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Scarlet Knights walked away with 23 and Michigan recorded 15 personal fouls. They buried 5 out of their 21 tries from distance. Michigan finished the game shooting 65.6% at the charity stripe by burying 21 of their 32 tries. On top of that, Michigan had 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Michigan earned 16 assists and had 2 steals for this game. With regard to the defense, Rutgers allowed their opponent to shoot 53.7% from the field on 29 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned 25 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Scarlet Knights buried 13 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 72.2%. Rutgers finished the game with a 44.8% FG percentage (30 of 67) and buried 9 of their 25 3-pointers.

Dylan Harper is a guy who was important in the game. He ended up going 53.8% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 34 minutes played and also snagged 4 boards. He accounted for 17 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Rutgers enters this matchup with a record of 14-15 for the season. They have an average of 76.9 points per outing (99th in the country) while hitting 44.8% from the floor. The Scarlet Knights are shooting 33.8% on three-point shots (213 of 631) and 72.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Rutgers is collecting 35.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 374 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 260th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 17.2 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Scarlet Knights are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They concede 34.6% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 306th in D-1 in PPG allowed (76.5). The Scarlet Knights defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.8% (810 of 1,767) and they surrender 36.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 259th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 417 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Purdue Boilermakers got the victory with a final of 76-66 against UCLA. The Boilermakers were able to corral 16 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 22 for the game. They also gave up possession 9 times, while earning 9 steals for this contest. UCLA was called for 18 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.8%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Purdue made 11 of 22 tries (50.0%). In all, the Boilermakers ended up shooting 27 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.9%. The Boilermakers allowed UCLA to make 24 out of their 50 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.0% for the contest. They went 27.8% from 3-point land by shooting 5 out of 18 and finished the contest at 13 of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Purdue permitted UCLA to get 30 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Trey Kaufman-Renn was important for the Boilermakers for this contest. He tallied 29 points in his 38 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He knocked down 11 of 15 in this matchup giving him a rate of 73.3%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Purdue has a win-loss mark of 20-9 for the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Boilermakers are connecting on 49.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in college. Purdue has scored 2,246 pts so far this year (77.4 per game) and they grab 32.1 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 16.2 times per game (38th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per game. The Boilermakers have committed 16.0 fouls per contest and they hit 72.7% from the charity stripe.

The Boilermakers on defense are ranked 123rd in college in points given up per game with 70.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (260th in college). The Purdue defense concedes 30.5% on shots from 3-point land (209 of 686) and their opposition makes 72.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 14.6 assists and 30.8 boards every game, which is ranked 294th and 17th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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