Marquette Golden Eagles vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/13/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: ESPN+

Mackey Arena is the site where the Purdue Boilermakers (8-1) will try to beat the Marquette Golden Eagles (5-5) on Saturday.

The Marquette Golden Eagles faced Wisconsin and took a loss by a final of 96-76 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 23 and Wisconsin recorded 18 personal fouls. They also made 14 of their 33 attempts from long range. Wisconsin walked away from this one shooting 82.8% at the free throw line by making 24 of 29 shots. On top of that, Wisconsin snagged 45 boards (8 offensive, 37 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Wisconsin distributed 15 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In reference to defense, Marquette allowed their opponent to shoot 47.5% from the floor on 29 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Golden Eagles made 9 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 47.4%. Marquette walked away from the contest with a 42.0% FG percentage (29 of 69) and knocked down 9 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Adrien Stevens is someone who came through in this contest. He totaled 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He played for 22 mins played and pulled down 2 boards. He finished the game at 54.5% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Marquette heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 5-5 for the season. They average 80.9 pts per game (118th in Division 1) on 42.5% from the floor. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 31.1% on shots from distance (84 of 270) and 71.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Marquette is collecting 38.5 rebounds per game and has 157 assists on the year, which ranks 91st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.5 times per contest and as a team they are committing 18.3 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers every game and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 321st in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 160 relinquished this season. The Golden Eagles defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.1% (267 of 606) and they relinquish 37.0 boards per game as a squad. They give up 35.6% from beyond the arc while they are 254th in college hoops in points per game allowed (76.4).

For their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers got the victory with a final of 85-57 against Minnesota. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Purdue allowed Minnesota to collect 22 in total (5 offensive). They went 24.0% from three-point range by going 6 of 25 and finished the contest at 11 of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). The Boilermakers permitted Minnesota to bury 20 of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 35.7% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Boilermakers ended up shooting 31 for 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 53.4%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Purdue made 8 of 19 tries (42.1%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.2%. Minnesota was called for 20 fouls for this contest which got the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. The Boilermakers snagged 32 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in the game.

Braden Smith ended up being important for the Boilermakers for the matchup. He converted 5 out of 9 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 12 dimes in the matchup.

Purdue has a win-loss record of 8-1 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Boilermakers are shooting 49.9% from the field, which is 40th in the nation. Purdue has accounted for 767 pts for the campaign (85.2 per game) and they grab 40.0 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 20.2 times per game (9th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.1 times per game. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 13.6 personal fouls every game and they go 74.2% from the free throw line.

The Purdue defense gives up 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (81 of 252) and opponents are making 67.6% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.6 dimes and 29.6 total boards per game, which is 198th and 12th in the country. The Boilermakers are ranked 95th in college in points per game surrendered with 69.1. They are forcing their opponents into 10.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (115th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Purdue

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