Indiana Hoosiers (14-9) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (21-2)
February 10, 2024 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Purdue Boilermakers -17.5; Over/Under: +152.5
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The Indiana Hoosiers and the Purdue Boilermakers meet in college basketball action from the Mackey Arena on Saturday. Who comes out on top in this Big Ten in-state rivalry matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Indiana vs. Purdue Prediction.
Indiana Team Preview
The Indiana Hoosiers come into this game looking to build on their 76-73 win over Ohio State in their last matchup. Malik Reneau leads the Hoosiers in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 6.2 RPG and 2.7 APG while Kel’el Ware has 14.8 PPG with a team-high 9.1 RPG to lead Indiana in rebounding. Trey Galloway has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 3.9 APG to lead the Hoosiers in the assist department and Mackenzie Mgbako has 10.9 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Indiana so far this season. As a team, Indiana is averaging 73.6 PPG on 47.6% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three and 66.5% shooting from the foul line this season.
Purdue Team Preview
The Purdue Boilermakers come into this one looking to build on their current seven-game win streak after a 75-69 win over Wisconsin in their last matchup. Zach Edey leads the Boilermakers in scoring and rebounding with 23.1 PPG and 11.7 RPG, averaging a double-double per game while Fletcher Loyer has 11.3 PPG and Braden Smith also has 12.4 PPG with 5.4 RPG and a team-high 7.3 APG and 1.5 SPG to lead the Boilermakers in assists and steals. Lance Jones has 13 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 85.3 PPG on 49.4% shooting from the field, 40.1% from three and 71.9% from the foul line this season.
Indiana vs. Purdue Prediction
I’m on the over in this one. This is a huge number even for Purdue against a banged up Indiana team, but we’ve seen the Boilermakers have huge scoring outputs at home this season and a similar output would mean we don’t need a ton of heavy lifting done from this Indiana offense to help push us up and over this number. I think the total is just the much more reliable bet to make in this one, so give me the over here.
