Indiana Hoosiers vs Purdue Boilermakers Prediction, 2/20/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Purdue Boilermakers

Date: Friday, February 20, 2026

Location: Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana Hoosiers (17-9) are en route to Mackey Arena on Friday where they will take on the Purdue Boilermakers (21-5).

The Indiana Hoosiers played Illinois and ended up losing by a score of 71-51 in their last contest. Indiana walked away from the contest having earned a 40.8% FG percentage (20 of 49) and knocked down 6 of their 24 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Hoosiers made 5 of 6 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 22 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 10 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 2 turnovers and earning 1 steal. Regarding defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 43.9% from the field on 29 of 66 shooting. Illinois recorded 11 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Illinois grabbed 36 rebounds (15 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Illinois ended up shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by burying 6 of 7 tries. They buried 7 of their 31 tries from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Hoosiers walked away with 10 while Illinois racked up 10 fouls.

Lamar Wilkerson is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He went 57.1% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played 39 minutes and also collected 3 boards. He was able to score 21 points on 8 of 14 shooting.

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Indiana heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 17-9 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 10.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Indiana is pulling down 34.0 boards per game and has earned 450 assists this year, which has them ranked 36th in the nation in terms of passing. The Hoosiers are connecting on 34.8% on three-point attempts (266 of 764) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 80.3 points per outing (92nd in college) while shooting 47.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hoosiers have forced 10.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.8 personal fouls. They are conceding 30.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 112th in college in PPG allowed (71.3). The Hoosiers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.4% (630 of 1,520) and they relinquish 33.2 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 47th in college in allowing assists to their opponents with 298 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Purdue Boilermakers took a loss by a final score of 91-80 against Michigan. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Purdue allowed Michigan to pull down 36 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 56.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 13 of 23 and ended up shooting 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). The Boilermakers permitted Michigan to bury 30 of 57 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 52.6% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Boilermakers went 27 out of 69 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.1%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Purdue converted 8 of 26 attempts (30.8%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.0%. Michigan had 17 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Boilermakers to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Boilermakers earned 17 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this matchup.

Trey Kaufman-Renn ended up being important for the Boilermakers for the contest. He racked up 27 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He converted 12 of 26 in this game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and had 12 rebounds.

Purdue has a win-loss mark of 21-5 on the year. The Boilermakers have committed 14.6 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 19.5 times per contest (4th in Division 1) and they turn it over 9.2 times per contest. Purdue has totaled 2,146 points so far this season (82.5 per game) and they pull in 36.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Boilermakers are connecting on 49.7% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in the country.

The Purdue defense gives up 33.0% on 3-point shots (229 of 693) and opponents are knocking down 70.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 14.3 assists and 29.7 total boards per game, which is 257th and 9th in D-1. The Boilermakers on defense are ranked 71st in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 69.5. They have forced 11.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.1% from the floor (117th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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