Purdue Boilermakers (15-2) vs. Indiana Hoosiers (12-5)
January 16, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Indiana Hoosiers +9; Over/Under: +152
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The Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers meet in college basketball action from the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday night. Two 4-2 teams in Big Ten conference play, who comes out on top here? Let’s dive in and find out with our Purdue vs. Indiana Prediction.
Purdue Team Preview
The Purdue Boilermakers come into this one looking to build on a 95-78 win over Penn State last time out. Zach Edey leads the Boilermakers in scoring and rebounding with 22.3 PPG and 10.9 RPG, averaging a double-double per game while Fletcher Loyer has 11 PPG and Braden Smith also has 12.4 PPG with 5.3 RPG and a team-high 6.9 APG and 1.6 SPG to lead the Boilermakers in assists and steals. Lance Jones has 11.3 PPG, capping off the group of double-digit scorers for Purdue so far this season while Zach Edey has 2.3 BPG as well this season. As a team, Purdue is averaging 85 PPG on 49.4% shooting from the field, 39.8% from three and 72.1% from the foul line this season.
Indiana Team Preview
The Indiana Hoosiers come into this game looking to build on a 74-62 win over Minnesota in their last matchup. Malik Reneau leads the Hoosiers in scoring with 16.3 PPG along with 5.8 RPG and 3.1 APG while Kel’el Ware has 14.8 PPG with a team-high 9.6 RPG to lead Indiana in rebounding. Trey Galloway has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 3.9 APG to lead the Hoosiers in the assist department and Mackenzie Mgbako has 10.2 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Indiana so far this season. As a team, Indiana is averaging 74.4 PPG on 48% shooting from the field, 33.7% from three and 66.2% shooting from the foul line this season.
Purdue vs. Indiana Prediction
I’m on Indiana here. Purdue for whatever reason has struggled on the road this season and it’s a very similar situation to what the Boilermakers were up against last season. Indiana hasn’t been pretty, but they do a lot of their best work at home and have done a good job stepping up their play on their own floor. Give me the Hoosiers and the points.
