Purdue vs. Rutgers: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 22, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 22, 2024

On Thursday at Mackey Arena, the No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers (23-3, 12-3 Big Ten) will face the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-11, 6-8 Big Ten) — with Rutgers’ Aundre Hyatt among the players to watch — tipping off at 7:00 PM ET. The Boilermakers match up against the Scarlet Knights in a game that Purdue is currently an enormous favorite by 15.5 points. The point total for the game is 138.

Purdue vs. Rutgers Betting Lines

Purdue vs Rutgers Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Purdue -15.5 138 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Purdue (-15.5)
Total Pick Over (138)

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Purdue vs. Rutgers Stat Rankings

Purdue Avg. (Rank) Rutgers Avg. (Rank)
84.4 (10th) Points Scored 66.9 (327th)
69.9 (123rd) Points Allowed 65.4 (30th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
11.5 (22nd) Off. Rebounds 11.0 (29th)
8.5 (79th) 3pt Made 5.6 (330th)
18.2 (6th) Assists 12.0 (275th)
11.2 (167th) Turnovers 11.0 (139th)

Purdue vs. Rutgers Betting Trends

  • The Boilermakers have 13 wins in 26 games against the spread this year.
  • Purdue has an ATS record of 5-4-1 as 15.5-point favorites or more.
  • Out of 26 Boilermakers games so far this year, 16 have gone over the total.
  • Purdue’s games have had more than 138 points scored on 22 occasions this year.
  • Boilermakers games average 154.3 total points this season, 16.3 points less than the over/under for this matchup.
  • Against the spread, Rutgers is 8-7-0 this season.
  • Purdue has seen 16 of its 26 games go over the point total.
  • Scarlet Knights games have gone over 138 points on five occasions this season.
  • Rutgers’ games average 132.3 total points, 5.7 less than the total for this matchup.

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Purdue Impact Players

  • Zach Edey is tops on the Boilermakers with 23.2 points per game (second in the country) and 11.9 rebounds (third in the country), while also posting 1.8 assists.
  • Braden Smith averages a team-high 7.2 assists per game. He is also putting up 12.8 points and 5.7 rebounds, shooting 47.7% from the field and 42.7% from downtown with 1.3 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Lance Jones puts up 12.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per contest. At the other end, he puts up 1.3 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Fletcher Loyer is posting 10.5 points, 1.7 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game.
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn averages 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contest, shooting 51.6% from the floor.

Rutgers Impact Players

  • Clifford Omoruyi is averaging team highs in points (11.2 per game) and rebounds (9.0). And he is producing 0.5 assists, making 51.7% of his shots from the floor.
  • Hyatt is posting 11.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest, making 38.1% of his shots from the floor and 32.6% from 3-point range, with 1.7 treys per game.
  • Derek Simpson is the Scarlet Knights’ top assist man (3.3 per game), and he posts 9.6 points and 3.4 rebounds.
  • The Scarlet Knights receive 5.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game from Jamichael Davis.
  • The Scarlet Knights get 6.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game from Noah Fernandes.

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