Purdue vs Florida A&M 12/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Florida A&M Rattlers (2-8) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (12-0)
December 29, 2022 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: Purdue Boilermakers -36.5 / Florida A&M Rattlers +36.5; Over/Under: +132.5
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The Florida A&M Rattlers and the Purdue Boilermakers meet in college basketball action from the Mackey Arena on Thursday night.
The Florida A&M Rattlers will look to rebound from an 88-68 loss to Kentucky in their last game. Jaylen Bates leads the Rattlers in scoring and rebounding with 10.9 PPG and 6.9 RPG while Jordan Tillman has 10 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Florida A&M up to this point in the season. As a team, Florida A&M is averaging 56.2 PPG on 36.9% shooting from the field, 29.7% from three and 64.7% from the foul line this season.
The Purdue Boilermakers will try to remain unbeaten after a 74-53 win over New Orleans last time out. Zach Edey leads the Boilermakers in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per game with 22.6 PPG and 13.9 RPG while Fletcher Loyer has 12.8 PPG and 2.7 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Purdue up to this point in the season. Ethan Morton and Braden Smith also has a team-high 3.6 APG to lead Purdue in the assist department up to this point in the season. As a team, Purdue is averaging 76.8 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 31.1% from three and 76.4% from the foul line this season.
Florida A&M is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 6-2 in their last 8 games following a loss. Purdue is 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 11-3 in their last 14 games following an ATS loss.
I get the case to be made for either side here, as Purdue hasn’t covered a massive line like this since their season opener, but as battle-tested as Florida A&M might be, they’ve been getting their butts kicked pretty much all year long. That’s why I’m on the under here. I think Purdue will probably do their fair share of damage in this one, but I don’t know if Florida A&M will do enough to get us up and over this number. Give me the under here.
