Toledo (6-5) vs. Purdue (8-4)
December 29, 2024 6:00 pm EDT
The Line: Purdue -19.5; Over/Under: +156
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The Toledo Rockets and the Purdue Boilermakers meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Mackey Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Toledo vs. Purdue prediction.
Toledo Recap
The Toledo Rockets come into this game looking to bounce back from a 78-49 loss at the hands of the Houston Cougars last time out. After this game, Toledo will head on the road for a conference matchup against Western Michigan.
Rockets Lose Back-To-Back Games
Sonny Wilson leads the Rockets in scoring and assists with 15.2 PPG, 4.4 RPG and 3.3 APG while Javan Simmons has 11.5 PPG with 4.4 RPG and 2.5 APG. Sam Lewis has 13.9 PPG with 4.9 RPG to lead the Rockets in rebounding and Isaiah Adams has 10.4 PPG with 3.9 RPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for Toledo so far this season. As a team, Toledo is averaging 78.3 PPG on 46.8% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three and 69.5% from the foul line this season.
Why the Toledo Rockets will win
- Purdue has lost three of its last four games.
Purdue Recap
The Purdue Boilermakers come into this game looking to bounce back from an 87-69 loss to Auburn last time out. After this game, Purdue will head on the road to take on Minnesota.
Boilermakers Drop Back-To-Back Games
Trey Kaufman-Renn leads Purdue in scoring and rebounding with 17.9 PPG and 6.6 RPG while Fletcher Loyer has 13.3 PPG. Braden Smith has 12.9 PPG with 4.7 RPG of his own as well as a team-high 8.3 APG to lead the Boilermakers in assists while rounding out the group of double-digit scorers for Purdue up to this point in the year. As a team, Purdue is averaging 76.5 PPG on 48.5% shooting from the field, 39.6% from three and 71.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the Purdue Boilermakers will win
- Purdue has won each of its last 31 games against non-Conference opponents at Mackey Arena.
- Toledo has lost each of its last four games against non-Conference opponents.
Toledo vs. Purdue Prediction
I’m going to lean towards Toledo and the points here. I get why Purdue is favored here by so much being at home, but let’s face the fact that this is not the same Purdue team as past seasons as they haven’t been as dominant on the glass as past Purdue teams, mainly because of a lack of size in the paint. Toledo just went toe-to-toe with the ferocious defense of Houston, and I think that they can give Purdue a run here. Give me the Rockets and the points.
