Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 12/10/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: ESPN+

Mackey Arena is where the Purdue Boilermakers (8-1) will take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-4) on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers played Indiana and notched a win by a score of 73-64 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Golden Gophers ended up finishing with 18 and Indiana had 22 personal fouls. They also converted 8 of their 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Indiana finished the game at 60.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of their 20 attempts. On top of that, Indiana snagged 22 rebounds (5 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Indiana distributed 14 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Minnesota let their opponent shoot 40.0% from the floor on 22 of 55 shooting. They also dished out 16 dimes in this game as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 36 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Golden Gophers converted 19 of their 27 shots for a rate of 70.4%. Minnesota wrapped up the contest with a 48.9% FG percentage (23 out of 47) and made 8 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Cade Tyson is someone who was a factor in this game. He finished 50.0% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 40 mins and also grabbed 8 rebounds. He racked up 17 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Minnesota enters this matchup with a record of 5-4 this year. They currently have an average of 73.4 points per contest (273rd in D-1) while shooting 46.1% from the field. The Golden Gophers are shooting 31.7% on three-point shots (60 of 189) and 67.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Minnesota is grabbing 37.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 148 assists for the season, which has them ranked 134th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Golden Gophers are able to force 11.2 turnovers every game and they draw 21.3 fouls. They currently rank 118th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 115 surrendered on the year. The Golden Gophers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.7% (215 of 503) and they relinquish 29.6 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 37.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 73rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Purdue Boilermakers took a defeat with a final score of 81-58 when they played Iowa State. In the matter of rebounding, Purdue permitted Iowa State to pull down 28 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 47.8% from distance by shooting 11 of 23 and ended up going 4 out of 6 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Boilermakers permitted Iowa State to bury 33 of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 54.1% for this contest. Overall, the Boilermakers shot 24 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Purdue made 4 of 18 attempts (22.2%). They were able to convert 6 of the free throws for a rate of 42.9%. Iowa State was called for 17 fouls in this contest which got the Boilermakers to the free throw line for a total of 14 attempts. They also gave up possession 15 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. The Boilermakers pulled down 18 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the matchup.

Braden Smith was important for the Boilermakers for the matchup. He converted 5 out of 9 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He totaled 11 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 8 dimes in this game.

Purdue has a mark of 8-1 for the campaign. The Boilermakers are committing 13.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 74.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 20.2 times per game (8th in college) and they cough up possession 10.1 times per game. Purdue has 767 points for the campaign (85.2 per contest) and they pull in 40.0 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Boilermakers are shooting 49.9% from the field, which has them ranked 40th in the nation.

The Purdue defense concedes 32.1% on 3-point shots (81 of 252) and opponents are connecting on 67.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.6 assists and 29.6 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 198th and 15th in college. The Boilermakers are ranked 93rd in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 69.1. They are forcing 10.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (115th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Purdue

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