Purdue vs. Utah State: NCAA Tournament Second Round Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – March 24, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on March 23, 2024

The players to watch will be Zach Edey and Great Osobor when the Purdue Boilermakers play the Utah State Aggies on Sunday (at 2:40 PM ET) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The Boilermakers play the Aggies in a game that Purdue is currently a double-digit favorite by 11.5 points. The over/under is 149.5 points for the game.

Purdue vs. Utah State Betting Lines

Purdue vs Utah State Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Purdue -11.5 149.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Utah State (+11.5)
Total Pick Over (149.5)

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Purdue vs. Utah State Stat Rankings

Purdue Avg. (Rank) Utah State Avg. (Rank)
83.2 (12th) Points Scored 80.0 (39th)
69.6 (101st) Points Allowed 70.3 (122nd)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
11.7 (20th) Off. Rebounds 8.4 (233rd)
8.4 (80th) 3pt Made 6.4 (277th)
18.5 (3rd) Assists 16.5 (22nd)
11.0 (157th) Turnovers 10.8 (132nd)

Purdue vs. Utah State Betting Trends

  • The Boilermakers have 16 wins in 34 games against the spread this season.
  • Purdue’s ATS record as 11.5-point favorites or more is 8-6-1.
  • Out of 34 Boilermakers games so far this season, 21 have gone over the total.
  • Purdue’s games have finished with more than 149.5 points 20 times so far this year.
  • The average total for Boilermakers games this season has been 152.8, which is 3.3 points higher than the total for this game.
  • Against the spread, Utah State is 15-15-2 this year.
  • There have been 21 Purdue’s games (out of 34) that hit the over this season.
  • Aggies games have finished with over 149.5 points scored 14 times this year.
  • The average total for Utah State’s games is 150.4 points, 0.9 more than this game’s over/under.

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Purdue Impact Players

  • Edey posts 24.6 points and 12.0 rebounds per game — both team highs. He is also posting 2.1 assists, shooting 62.0% from the field.
  • Braden Smith puts up a team-high 7.4 assists per game. He is also averaging 12.5 points and 5.7 rebounds, shooting 45.4% from the floor and 43.9% from downtown with 1.5 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Lance Jones puts up 12.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. At the other end, he delivers 1.4 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Fletcher Loyer averages 10.4 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, shooting 42.1% from the field and 44.8% from beyond the arc with 1.6 made 3-pointers per contest.
  • Mason Gillis is posting 6.9 points, 1.7 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game.

Utah State Impact Players

  • Osobor leads the Aggies in scoring (17.8 points per game) and rebounding (9.1), and produces 2.9 assists. He also posts 1.3 steals and 1.5 blocked shots.
  • Darius Brown II is the Aggies’ top assist man (6.6 per game), and he puts up 12.4 points and 4.4 rebounds. His assist average ranks him ninth in the nation.
  • Ian Martinez is posting 13.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, making 47.6% of his shots from the field and 38.1% from 3-point range, with 1.5 treys per contest.
  • Mason Falslev is averaging 11.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, making 56.6% of his shots from the floor.
  • Josh Uduje gives the Aggies 8.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

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