Wisconsin Badgers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 3/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wisconsin Badgers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: FOX

The Purdue Boilermakers (27-3) host the Wisconsin Badgers (18-11) at Mackey Arena on Sunday.

The Wisconsin Badgers took the court against Rutgers and notched a win by a score of 78-66 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Badgers ended up walking away with 11 while Rutgers recorded 20 fouls. They knocked down 7 of 21 shots from distance. Rutgers went 60.0% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 15 attempts. Additionally, Rutgers collected 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Rutgers recorded 11 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, Wisconsin allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the floor on 25 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 13 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 14 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 39 with 13 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Badgers buried 15 of their 23 shots for a percentage of 65.2%. Wisconsin walked away from the contest with a 45.0% FG percentage (27 out of 60) and knocked down 9 of 19 shots from distance.

AJ Storr is one player who was a major contributor in this game. He finished with 19 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes and also snagged 7 rebounds. He finished 53.3% from the floor and also earned 2 dimes.

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Wisconsin enters this contest with a record of 18-11 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 9.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Wisconsin is pulling in 33.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 347 dimes for the year, which is 309th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Badgers are connecting on 34.0% on 3-pointers (194 of 571) and 76.3% from the free throw line. They average 74.4 points per game (152nd in the country) while hitting 46.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Badgers are forcing 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 35th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 326 surrendered on the year. The Badgers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.0% (727 of 1,579) and they surrender 30.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 37.1% from 3-point land and they rank 112th in the country in points per game allowed (69.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Purdue Boilermakers went home victorious with a score of 77-71 when they faced Illinois. The Boilermakers were able to pull down 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for this game. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 5 steals in the game. Illinois was called for 15 fouls in this contest which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 71.4%. Concerning 3-point shots, Purdue buried 9 out of 16 tries (56.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Boilermakers finished shooting 29 out of 60 from the field which had them at 48.3%. The Boilermakers permitted Illinois to knock down 25 of 55 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.5% in this game. They shot 25.0% from distance by shooting 4 out of 16 and ended up shooting 17 of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). In relation to rebounding, Purdue allowed Illinois to snag 27 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Zach Edey ended up being a major contributor for the Boilermakers for the game. He buried 13 of 23 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 56.5%, and had 8 rebounds. He totaled 28 points in his 36 mins of playing time and earned 3 dimes in this game.

Purdue has a record of 27-3 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Boilermakers are connecting on 49.2% from the field, which ranks them 14th in college hoops. Purdue has totaled 2,532 pts this year (84.4 per game) and they pull in 40.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.3 times per game (5th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.3 times per contest. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 14.1 fouls every game and they hit 71.9% from the free throw line.

The Purdue defense surrenders 32.4% on 3-pointers (225 of 694) and opponents are connecting on 72.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 14.4 assists and 29.4 boards per game, which ranks 305th and 5th in those categories on the defensive end. The Boilermakers on the defensive end are ranked 124th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 70.2. They are able to force 9.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (66th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Purdue

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