With +165 odds, the Purdue Boilermakers (34-4) sport the second-best odds in the NCAA to win the 2023-24 college basketball national championship. On Monday, April 8, they square off against the UConn Huskies .
On Saturday, in its last game, Purdue topped NC State 63-50. With 20 points, Zach Edey was its high scorer.
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Purdue NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +1200
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +900
- National championship odds (pre-NCAA Tournament): +750
- National championship odds (current): +165
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Purdue Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- According to our predictions, the Boilermakers have the second-hardest schedule in the country.
- Glancing at Purdue’s remaining schedule in 2023-24, it has one game versus teams currently above .500, and no games against squads whose records are worse than its own.
- Of the Boilermakers’ one remaining game, one are against current members of the AP’s Top 25.
- Purdue captured its best win of the season on November 21, when it took down the Tennessee Volunteers, who rank No. 6 in the AP’s Top 25, by a score of 71-67.
- Based on the RPI, the Boilermakers have 11 wins against Quadrant 1 opponents, the most in the country.
- Purdue has tied for the fifth-most Quadrant 2 wins in the nation based on the RPI (nine).
- Against Quadrant 3 teams (based on the RPI), the Boilermakers are 10-0 (1.000%) — tied for the fourth-most wins.
Purdue Season Stats and Insights
- The Boilermakers outscore opponents by 14.1 points per game (scoring 82.9 points per game to rank 14th in college basketball while giving up 68.8 per outing to rank 81st in college basketball) and have a +535 scoring differential overall.
- The Boilermakers hit 8.4 three-pointers per game (79th in college basketball), 1.2 more than their opponents (7.2).
- Purdue’s 249.7 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 90th in college basketball, and the 207.3 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 59th in college basketball.
- The Boilermakers lose the turnover battle by 1.7 per game, committing 10.9 (146th in college basketball) while their opponents average 9.2.
Purdue Leading Performers
- The Boilermakers points and rebounds leader is Edey. He puts up 24.9 points per game and pulls down 12.2 rebounds.
- The team is led in assists by Braden Smith’s 7.5 per game.
- Lance Jones is the top three-point shooter for the Boilermakers, connecting on 2.1 per contest.
- Purdue’s steals leader is Smith, who collects 1.6 per game. Edey leads the team averaging 2.2 blocks an outing.
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