The Purdue Boilermakers (24-17) travel to face off against the Houston Cougars (39-4) on Friday, March 28th. This game will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis and televised on TBS. Houston is coming off a win in their previous game, while Purdue is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Michigan. Tip-off is set for 10:09 ET.

Purdue Boilermakers vs Houston Cougars

The Boilermakers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Purdue’s season record dropped to 24-17 after an 86-68 road loss to Michigan on Friday. The Boilermakers went into the game as -2.5 favorites but failed to cover the spread. The total points for the game reached 154, surpassing the O/U line of 149.5.

Purdue trailed 40-36 at halftime and struggled in the 2nd half, scoring 32 points while allowing 46.

The Cougars Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Houston Cougars Recent Game/Games

Houston improved to 39-4 on the season with a 72-64 win over Arizona on Saturday, March 15th. The Cougars, who were -5.5 favorites, covered the spread in the victory. The game’s total points of 136 fell just under the O/U line of 138.

After trailing 33-28 at halftime, Houston turned things around by scoring 44 points in the 2nd half while holding Arizona to 31 points.

Boilermakers Offense Breakdown

Purdue struggled offensively in their last game, shooting just 33.8% from the field and 31.8% from three-point range. Their effective field goal percentage was 40%, but they did hit 77.3% of their free throws, going 17-for-22 from the line.

Trey Kaufman-Renn led the way with 24 points, though he shot 9-for-24. Danny Wolf contributed 18 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 7-for-10 from the field and 2-for-4 from three, while also dishing out 6 assists.

Cougars Offense Breakdown

In their last game, the Cougars put up 72 points, shooting 42.6% from the field and 39.1% from beyond the arc. They hit 9 of 23 threes, with an effective field goal percentage of 49.2%.

Milos Uzan led the way, scoring 25 points and hitting 4 of 6 from deep. Caleb Love added 19 points, though he struggled from three, making just 2 of 9 attempts.

Boilermakers Team Defense

Purdue’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 86 points on 51% shooting from the field. They allowed their opponent to shoot 68% on two-pointers, with 22 makes on 32 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Purdue’s defense gave up 8 threes on 26 attempts, a 30% shooting clip. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 22 times, where they converted 18 free throws, hitting 81%.

Cougars Team Defense

Purdue’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 86 points on 51% shooting from the field. They allowed their opponent to shoot 68% from two-point range, with 22 makes on 32 attempts.

From beyond the arc, Purdue’s opponent hit 8 of 26 threes, good for 30%. They also went to the free-throw line 22 times, converting 18 of those attempts for 81%. Purdue gave up 9 offensive rebounds.

Boilermakers vs Cougars Trends

• In their last five games away from home, the Boilermakers have a straight up record of 0-5 while going 1-4 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 69 points per game in these contests.
• Across their last five home contests, Houston has been good against the spread posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 5-0, while averaging 69 points per game.
• Spanning across their last three games as the betting underdog, the Boilermakers have gone 1-2 vs the spread. Their overall record in these games was 0-3.
• Through their last five games as the favorite, the Cougars have an ATS record of 3-2 and a straight up mark of 5-0.

Boilermakers vs Cougars Prediction

For today’s matchup we are recommending to take the Cougars to secure the win, with an expected final score of 78-68. When it comes to the spread, we believe they’ll cover at -8.

As for the total, the line is currently sitting at 132.5 and our model has the Boilermakers and Cougars finishing with a combined 146 points. Our pick is to take the over.

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