Iowa State Cyclones vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/6/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iowa State Cyclones vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: CBS

The Iowa State Cyclones (7-0) are hitting the road to Mackey Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Purdue Boilermakers (8-0).

The Iowa State Cyclones played Alcorn State and earned the victory with a final of 132-68 in their last game. Iowa State wrapped up the contest with a 70.8% FG percentage (46 of 65) and knocked down 22 out of their 30 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Cyclones converted 18 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned a total of 29 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 33 assists in this matchup while creating 26 turnovers and getting 17 steals. When discussing defense, Iowa State allowed 48.2% from the floor on 27 of 56 shooting. Alcorn State distributed 14 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. Additionally, Alcorn State collected 15 rebounds (6 offensive, 9 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Alcorn State finished the contest at 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 9 attempts. They converted 8 out of their 19 shots from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Cyclones finished with 13 while Alcorn State had 15 fouls.

Milan Momcilovic is one player who came through for the game. He finished the game shooting 75.0% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He scored 27 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

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Iowa State will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 7-0 so far this season. They have an average of 91.1 pts per game (21st in the country) on 52.7% from the field. The Cyclones are shooting 37.6% from downtown (59 of 157) and 68.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Iowa State is pulling in 37.0 boards per contest and has earned 121 dimes this season, which is 169th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 9.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.1 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Cyclones are able to force 18.4 turnovers per game while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 105th in college in giving up assists with 95 surrendered this season. The Cyclones defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 41.2% (160 of 388) and they surrender 31.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 33.1% on shots from downtown and they are 37th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (65.0).

The last time they took the court, the Purdue Boilermakers walked away with a victory by a final of 81-65 when they faced Rutgers. The Boilermakers earned 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 4 steals for this game. Rutgers earned 18 fouls for this contest which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 17 of them for a rate of 85.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Purdue made 10 of 26 attempts (38.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Boilermakers walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 46.6%. The Boilermakers permitted Rutgers to convert 25 of their 56 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 44.6% in this contest. They finished 47.1% from distance by going 8 out of 17 and finished the contest at 7 out of 11 from the charity stripe (63.6%). When talking about how they rebounded, Purdue permitted Rutgers to snag 23 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Trey Kaufman-Renn was important for the Boilermakers in this contest. He converted 7 of 11 for this contest for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and accumulated 13 rebounds. He totaled 19 points in his 32 mins of playing time and totaled 3 assists for the matchup.

Purdue has a record of 8-0 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Boilermakers are connecting on 51.0% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the country. Purdue has scored 709 points for the season (88.6 per contest) and they average 40.9 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 20.6 times per game (7th in the nation) and they cough up possession 9.5 times per game. The Boilermakers are committing 14.0 fouls every game and they hit 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Purdue defense surrenders 30.6% on three-point shots (70 of 229) and opponents are converting on 67.6% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 12.9 assists and 29.3 boards every game, which is 164th and 16th in the country. The Boilermakers are ranked 81st in college in points given up per game with 67.6. They are forcing 10.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.2% from the floor (73rd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Purdue

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