Auburn Tigers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Auburn Tigers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN+

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is the location where the Purdue Boilermakers (10-1) will play the Auburn Tigers (8-3) on Saturday.

The Auburn Tigers played Chattanooga and earned the victory with a final of 92-78 in their last game. Auburn finished the contest with a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 53) and made 11 of 30 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Tigers knocked down 29 of their 37 shots for a rate of 78.4%. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected 40 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 17 assists in this game as well as forcing 6 turnovers and having 1 steal. In terms of the defense, Auburn allowed the other team to shoot 45.8% from the field on 27 out of 59 shooting. Chattanooga distributed 17 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. On top of that, Chattanooga totaled 18 rebounds (3 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Chattanooga finished the game at 85.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of 20 tries. They also converted 7 of their 20 shots from distance. With respect to fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 17 and Chattanooga finished the game with 24 fouls.

Keyshawn Hall is someone who was a factor for the matchup. He racked up 22 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and collected 11 boards. He ended up going 55.6% from the field and also earned 6 assists.

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Auburn will enter this matchup with a mark of 8-3 on the campaign. They have an average of 86.5 points per contest (52nd in D-1) while connecting on 47.6% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 34.2% on three-point shots (91 of 266) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Auburn is snagging 39.0 boards per game and has tallied 151 dimes on the season, which is 231st in the country in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 11.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 20.9 personal fouls. They rank 255th in college in giving up assists with 159 surrendered on the season. The Tigers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.8% (301 of 688) and they surrender 33.1 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 32.9% on three-point shots while they are 261st in D-1 in PPG allowed (76.8).

When they last played, the Purdue Boilermakers got the win with a final of 79-59 when they played Marquette. When discussing attacking the glass, Purdue permitted Marquette to grab 27 overall (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 25.8% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). The Boilermakers allowed Marquette to knock down 20 of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 32.8% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Boilermakers went 30 out of 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.6%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Purdue converted 7 out of their 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to make 12 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. Marquette had 17 fouls for the matchup which took the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Boilermakers snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this matchup.

Oscar Cluff ended up being important for the Boilermakers for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 9 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 100.0%, and added 11 rebounds. He earned 22 points in his 23 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this game.

Purdue has a mark of 10-1 for the campaign. The Boilermakers are committing 14.2 fouls every game and they connect on 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 20.4 times per game (7th in the country) and they turn it over 10.4 times per game. Purdue has totaled 931 pts for the campaign (84.6 per game) and they grab 40.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Boilermakers are hitting on 50.5% from the field, which ranks them 28th in the nation.

The Purdue defense surrenders 30.8% on 3-point attempts (95 of 308) and opponents are knocking down 68.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.7 dimes and 28.9 rebounds every game, which ranks them 211th and 4th in college. The Boilermakers on defense are ranked 55th in college in points per game surrendered with 67.1. They are forcing 10.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the floor (63rd in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Purdue

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