Memphis Tigers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 11/20/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Memphis Tigers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Location: Baha Mar Convention Center in Nassau, Bahamas

TV: ESPN+

Baha Mar Convention Center is where the Purdue Boilermakers (4-0) will meet the Memphis Tigers (1-2) on Thursday.

The Memphis Tigers faced UNLV and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 92-78 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Tigers walked away with 24 while UNLV accumulated 24 fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 27 shots from distance. UNLV ended up going 80.8% at the charity stripe by burying 21 of 26 tries. Moreover, UNLV collected 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. UNLV doled out 19 dimes and had 13 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Memphis allowed 50.0% from the field on 32 of 64 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes in the game as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 26 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 24 of 30 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Memphis ended with a 42.4% field goal percentage (25 of 59) and buried 4 out of their 17 three-point attempts.

Julius Thedford is one guy who was important in this matchup. He recorded 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He saw the court for 23 mins played and collected 6 boards. He went 62.5% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Memphis comes into this contest with a record of 1-2 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per game and as a team are committing 23.7 fouls every game. As a unit, Memphis is pulling down 35.3 boards per contest and has 50 dimes for the year, which is 324th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Tigers are hitting 32.3% on 3-point shots (21 of 65) and 68.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.0 points per contest (225th in the nation) while connecting on 42.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 94th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 48 surrendered so far this season. The Tigers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.4% (81 of 171) and they relinquish 34.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 35.7% on three-point shots while they are 310th in the country in PPG allowed (81.7).

In their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers took home the win by a final score of 97-79 when they played Akron. The Boilermakers collected 24 defensive boards and 19 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. Akron earned 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Boilermakers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a rate of 78.3%. In regard to shots from downtown, Purdue knocked down 9 of their 23 attempts (39.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Boilermakers shot 35 out of 67 from the floor which had them at 52.2%. The Boilermakers allowed Akron to convert 27 of 67 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 40.3% in this matchup. They finished shooting 39.4% from distance by hitting 13 of 33 and finished the contest at 12 out of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Purdue allowed Akron to collect 25 overall (11 offensive).

Trey Kaufman-Renn ended up having an impact for the Boilermakers for the contest. He made 7 of 10 for the contest giving him a rate of 70.0%, and totaled 15 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 27 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist for the matchup.

Purdue has a record of 4-0 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Boilermakers are hitting on 48.5% from the field, which is ranked 95th in the nation. Purdue has totaled 353 points on the campaign (88.3 per contest) and they pull in 43.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.0 times per contest (23rd in college) and they cough up possession 8.8 times per contest. The Boilermakers are responsible for committing 12.8 fouls every game and they shoot 74.0% from the free throw line.

The Purdue defense gives up 32.4% from downtown (44 of 136) and their opponents are converting on 72.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 15.5 dimes and 33.3 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 284th and 112th in those defensive categories. The Boilermakers on the defensive end are ranked 164th in college in points given up per game with 71.8. They are forcing their opponents into 8.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.1% from the field (83rd in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Purdue

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