The Purdue Boilermakers (19-8) travel to face off against the Indiana Hoosiers (15-11) on Sunday, February 23rd. This game will be played at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington and televised on CBS. Both Purdue and Indiana will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:30 ET.

Purdue Boilermakers vs Indiana Hoosiers

The Boilermakers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Purdue’s season record dropped to 19-8 after a 75-66 road loss to Michigan State on Tuesday. The Boilermakers entered the game as +3.5 point underdogs and failed to cover the spread.

Purdue trailed 33-31 at halftime and allowed 42 points in the 2nd half while scoring 35. The game’s total points of 141 fell short of the 148.5 O/U line.

The Hoosiers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Indiana Hoosiers Recent Game/Games

Indiana’s season record fell to 15-11 after a 72-68 home loss to UCLA on Friday. The Hoosiers entered the game as +2.5 point underdogs and didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game were 140, just under the O/U line of 140.5.

Indiana struggled early, trailing 35-25 at halftime, but responded by outscoring UCLA 43-37 in the second half. Despite the improved play after the break, the Hoosiers couldn’t complete the comeback.

Boilermakers Offense Breakdown

Purdue’s offense connected on 51.1% of their shots in their last game, with an effective field goal percentage of 59.6%. They were particularly strong inside, hitting 65.2% of their two-point attempts, while shooting 37.5% from beyond the arc.

Trey Kaufman-Renn led the way with 24 points, shooting 69.2% from the field. Braden Smith added 17 points and 8 assists, hitting 3 of 9 from three-point range.

Hoosiers Offense Breakdown

Indiana’s offense struggled from beyond the arc in their last game, hitting just 24.1% of their threes (7/29), while posting an effective field goal percentage of 45.2%. Overall, they shot 40.3% from the field, with a 54.5% success rate on two-point attempts (18/33).

Luke Goode led the Hoosiers with 16 points, shooting 46.2% from the field, though he made only 2 of 9 from three. Mackenzie Mgbako and Malik Reneau each added 14 points, with Reneau connecting on 71.4% of his shots. Skyy Clark was perfect from three, hitting all 3 of his attempts.

Boilermakers Team Defense

Despite Purdue’s defensive struggles, they still managed to put up 75 points in their last game. The Boilermakers shot 58% from the field, connecting on 28 of their 48 attempts. Inside the arc, they were particularly effective, hitting 24 of 35 shots for a 68% two-point shooting percentage.

From beyond the arc, Purdue went 4/13, shooting 30% on threes. They also got to the free-throw line 21 times, making 15 of those attempts for a 71% free-throw shooting percentage. On the offensive glass, they gave up 5 offensive rebounds.

Hoosiers Team Defense

Despite Purdue’s defensive struggles, they still managed to put up 75 points in their last game. They shot 58% from the field, hitting 28 of their 48 attempts. Inside the arc, they were particularly effective, converting 24 of 35 two-point shots for a 68% success rate.

From three-point range, Purdue went 4 for 13, shooting 30%. They also got to the free-throw line 21 times, making 15 of those attempts for a 71% free-throw percentage. On the offensive glass, they gave up 5 rebounds.

Boilermakers vs Hoosiers Trends

• Across their ten previous road games, Purdue has an ATS mark of 7-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 6-4 while averaging 71 points per game.
• Although Indiana has a straight up record of 4-6 in their last ten home games, they have not held up as well vs the spread going 5-5. The team averaged 72 points per game in these games.
• Going back to their previous five games as the underdog, Indiana has an ATS mark of 3-2 while going 1-4 straight up.
• Going back to their last ten games as the favorite, the Boilermakers have a straight up record of 8-2. But, their mark vs the spread was just 7-3.

Boilermakers vs Hoosiers Prediction

Coming in as the underdogs at +3.5, we have the Hoosiers as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.

As for the total, the line is currently sitting at 150.5 and our model has the Boilermakers and Hoosiers finishing with a combined 145 points. Our pick is to take the under.

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