Purdue-Minnesota Predictions, Picks & How To Watch

The No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers (17-1) will visit the Minnesota Gophers (7-9) on Thursday night. Action tips will appear at 7:00 PM ET. Below, we continue our college basketball odds series with predictions, picks, and how to watch Purdue Minnesota.

Purdue has won four games in a row and is now 6-1 at the top of the Big 10. Boilermakers covered his 41% of the game, with 67% falling short of his predicted points total. Minnesota have lost 3 of their last 4 games and sit at the bottom of the Big 10 with a 1-5 record. The last time these teams met was in early December, when he won 89–70 at home to Purdue.

Here are the Purdue University of Minnesota basketball odds, courtesy of FanDuel.

College Basketball Odds: Purdue Minnesota Odds

Purdue: -13.5 (-110)

Minnesota: +13.5 (-110)

Over: 133.5 (-110)

Under: 133.5 (-110)

How to watch Purdue vs Minnesota

Television: ESPN2

Stream: ESPN+

Time: 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT

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Why Purdue Can Cover Spreads

Purdue has been one of the biggest surprises in college basketball this season, with only one loss in 18 games on the season. In 3rd place, Boilermakers just took a one-point win over Michigan State tonight, and he’s already in double digits against a team he’s 19 ahead of. 5th in KenPom, net. His seven Quad 1 wins for Purdue lead the nation. The Boilermakers are currently working on the project as the #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Purdue has a strong defense that ranks 19th in points allowed (61.2 PPG). They allow and attempt the fewest free throws in the country, so they do a great job defending without fouling.The Boilermakers are a good rebounding team, and he ranks 8th in rebounding (39.8 RPG), rebounding He is number one in terms of percentage. On the offensive side, he is ranked 36th in 2-point percentage (55%) and 224th in 3-point percentage (33%), so he mostly relies on reaching the basket. Due to his frequent attacking the rim, the Boilermakers rank him 23rd in free throws per game (16.3), often reaching the free throw line.

The Boilermakers are led by Zach Edey of the Burleigh Centre. Edey is the frontrunner to win the Wooden Award, as FanDuel lists him as a -360 favorite. Edey is in the middle of a truly dominant season. He is 7ft 4in and 295lbs. The center ranks fourth in the nation in scoring (21.9 PPG) and he ranks second in rebounding (13.4 RPG). He is very efficient in scoring the ball and on the field he ranks third in the Big 10 in goal percentage (61%). In addition to leading the conference in both scoring and rebounding, Edy ranks second in blocks (2.2 BPG). Eddie scored 32 points, rebounded 17 and blocked 2 shots in his game against Michigan State Monsters. He was dominant in the previous game against Minnesota, scoring 31 points and posting his season-high 22 rebounds.

Why Minnesota Can Cover The Spread

Minnesota hasn’t won at least two games in a row this season, so they’re not doing much. They are in his crushing 18-point loss at home to Illinois, where he has lost three in four games. Minnesota ranks 187th on KenPom and 211th on NET. They are only 1-7 in their quad 1 and 2 matchups and have lost 2 in quad 3. As a result, the Gophers have no intention of participating in the NCAA Tournament.

Minnesota is the definition of a grit and grind team as it ranks 304th in pace of play. The Gophers are average in defense, ranking 125th in points allowed (68.1 Opp. PPG). They’re doing a good job without fouling – something that could be decisive against Purdue’s Mammoth Center.Offensively, Minnesota ranks him 314th (64.4 PPG) in scoring. are struggling to get the ball because they are However, it distributes the ball when assisting the 25th highest percentage of baskets (59%).

Minnesota is led by sophomore forward Dawson Garcia. Garcia finally found his home after stops in Marquette and North Carolina as he averaged a career-best 15.6 PPG on top of his 6.6 RPG. He’s been battling furiously, averaging 18.6 PPG over his last seven games. That said, Garcia struggled a lot before he lost to Purdue when he scored just 6 points on 3/8 shooting.

If the Gophers have an X-factor tonight, it’s point guard Taron Cooper. Cooper ranks him third in team scoring with 11 PPG and third in the Big 10 in assists with 6.1 APG. Morehead State’s transfer is deadly across the arc as he averages 1.6 per game 56% of the clip with his 3 successes. He scored his 15 points and over the arc he shot 3/4 and gave 8 assists, so he was one of the few bright spots lost to Purdue.

Final Purdue Minnesota Predictions and Picks

In a matchup between the No. 1 and bottom teams in the Big 10, we like to see the home underdog covering a sizeable spread. Despite Purdue’s record, the spread is unreliable and we expect that trend to continue tonight.

Final Purdue-Minnesota Prediction and Pick: Minnesota +13.5 (-110)