USC Trojans vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 2/7/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Trojans vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Friday, February 7, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: FS1

The Purdue Boilermakers (18-5) will take on the USC Trojans (13-9) at Mackey Arena on Friday.

The USC Trojans faced off with Northwestern and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-75 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Trojans finished with 20 and Northwestern totaled 18 personal fouls. They also made 6 out of their 19 attempts from three-point range. Northwestern shot 73.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 23 tries. Additionally, Northwestern grabbed 38 rebounds (19 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Northwestern recorded 14 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. Pertaining to defense, USC allowed 40.9% from the field on 27 out of 66 shooting. They also dished out 15 dimes for this game while forcing 6 turnovers and having 2 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 26 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Trojans made 14 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. USC ended having earned a 51.0% field goal percentage (26 of 51) and converted 9 of 18 3-point attempts.

Clark Slajchert is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up shooting 81.8% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the court for 30 minutes and totaled 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 9 out of 11 shooting.

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USC comes into this contest with a mark of 13-9 for the season. They average 76.6 pts per game (114th in college hoops) while shooting 48.1% from the field. The Trojans are connecting on 35.3% on 3-point shots (148 of 419) and 73.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, USC is grabbing 31.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 344 dimes this season, which is 97th in college in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 11.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Trojans are forcing 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.5 fouls. They give up 31.7% from 3-point land and they rank 218th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (72.6). The Trojans defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.6% (558 of 1,251) and they surrender 32.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 265th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 322 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 90-81 against Iowa. The Boilermakers were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 33 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. Iowa earned 18 fouls for the game which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They were able to convert 18 of those for a percentage of 78.3%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Purdue made 12 out of 25 tries (48.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Boilermakers walked away from this one shooting 30 for 57 from the field which had them shooting 52.6%. The Boilermakers allowed Iowa to make 30 of 58 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.7% in the game. They finished 36.7% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 30 and finished the contest at 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). In reference to rebounding, Purdue permitted Iowa to pull down 25 overall (6 offensive).

Braden Smith ended up being a major contributor for the Boilermakers in the game. He knocked down 11 out of 15 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 73.3%, and had 6 rebounds. He totaled 31 points in his 40 minutes on the court and accumulated 4 dimes in this contest.

Purdue has a win-loss mark of 18-5 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Boilermakers are shooting 49.6% from the field, which ranks 7th in college hoops. Purdue has scored 1,799 pts for the year (78.2 per contest) and they grab 32.5 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.6 times per game (34th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per game. The Boilermakers are committing 14.8 fouls every game and they hit 72.6% from the charity stripe.

The Boilermakers on the defensive side of the court are 86th in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.5. They have forced 13.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the field (209th in the nation). The Purdue defense allows 31.1% on 3-pointers (173 of 557) and their opponents are making 73.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.3 assists and 31.5 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 279th and 33rd in those defensive categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Purdue and under the total points

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