Evansville Purple Aces vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 11/4/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Evansville Purple Aces vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: BTN

The Evansville Purple Aces (11-21 last year) are traveling to Mackey Arena on Tuesday where they will compete against the Purdue Boilermakers (24-12 last season).

The Evansville Purple Aces stepped onto the hardwood against Murray State and took a loss by a final of 74-53 in their last contest. Evansville ended having earned a 34.7% FG percentage (17 out of 49) and converted 3 of 14 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Purple Aces converted 16 of their 22 shots for a rate of 72.7%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned a total of 26 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 6 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Evansville allowed 47.3% from the field on 26 of 55 shooting. Murray State earned 21 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. In addition, Murray State had 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Murray State ended up going 61.5% when shooting free throws by burying 8 of their 13 tries. They also knocked down 14 of 28 shots from distance. Regarding personal fouls, the Purple Aces ended up finishing with 14 while Murray State had 18 personal fouls.

Tayshawn Comer is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He shot 29.4% from the field and also distributed 4 assists. He played for 40 minutes played and snagged 1 rebound. He accumulated 22 points on 5 out of 17 shooting.

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Evansville will enter this contest after finishing with a record of 11-21 last year. They averaged 66.0 points per contest (346th in the country) while connecting on 43.3% from the field. The Purple Aces shot 30.3% on 3-pointers (218 of 719) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. As a group, Evansville collected 32.9 boards per contest and earned 403 dimes throughout last season, which ranked 269th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They coughed up possession 11.8 times per contest and as a squad committed 16.5 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Purple Aces forced 11.1 turnovers per game and they drew 15.7 fouls. They were 108th in D-1 in giving up assists with 414 surrendered over the course of last season. The Purple Aces defense gave up a field goal percentage of 42.1% (767 of 1,824) and they conceded 36.0 boards per contest as a squad. They relinquished 33.6% from 3-point land while they were 137th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (70.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Purdue Boilermakers took a loss by a final score of 62-60 against Houston. The Boilermakers earned 20 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. Houston was called for 14 personal fouls for the game which got the Boilermakers to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. In reference to shots from beyond the arc, Purdue made 8 of 27 attempts (29.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Boilermakers went 21 for 52 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.4%. The Boilermakers allowed Houston to bury 23 out of 61 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.7% in the matchup. They finished 39.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Purdue permitted Houston to snag 30 in all (12 offensive).

Fletcher Loyer ended up being a major contributor for the Boilermakers for the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 12 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Purdue had a win-loss record of 24-12 last year. The Boilermakers were responsible for committing 15.8 fouls every game and they went 73.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists was at 15.9 times per game (41st in the nation) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 10.4 times per contest. Purdue tallied 2,781 pts last year (77.3 per game) and they pulled down 32.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Boilermakers shot 48.6% from the floor, which was ranked 17th in Division 1.

The Purdue defense allowed 31.2% on shots from 3-point land (269 of 863) and their opponents connected on 71.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquished 14.7 dimes and 30.8 total rebounds per game, which ranked them 303rd and 13th in college. The Boilermakers on the defensive end were ranked 126th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 70.4. They were able to force 11.6 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (261st in college).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Evansville

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