The Purdue Boilermakers (7-1) travel to face off against the Penn State Nittany Lions (7-1) on Thursday, December 5th. This game will be played at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park and televised on FS1. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 6:30 ET.

Purdue Boilermakers vs Penn State Nittany Lions

The Boilermakers Are Coming Off A Win

Purdue improved to 7-1 on the season with an 80-78 win over Ole Miss on Friday. Playing at home, the Boilermakers entered the game as 3-point favorites but didn’t cover the spread. The combined points of 158 exceeded the over/under line of 145.

Purdue led 42-34 at halftime but allowed 44 points in the second half while scoring 38. Despite the win, they’ll need to tighten up defensively moving forward.

The Nittany Lions Are Coming Off A Win

Penn State improved to 7-1 on the season with an 87-64 win over Buffalo on Sunday. The Nittany Lions were heavy favorites at -29 but didn’t cover the spread. The game’s total points of 151 fell short of the 160-point O/U line.

Penn State led 38-28 at halftime and pulled away in the 2nd half, scoring 49 points while allowing 36.

Boilermakers Offense Breakdown

Purdue’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, shooting 54.2% from the field and 45.5% from three-point range, finishing with 80 points. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 64.6%, with 19 assists and 11 offensive rebounds.

Trey Kaufman-Renn led the way with 25 points and 13 rebounds, shooting 66.7% from the field. Myles Colvin added 20 points, hitting 3 of 5 threes, while Braden Smith contributed 18 points and 11 assists, connecting on 4 of 6 from beyond the arc.

Nittany Lions Offense Breakdown

Penn State put up 87 points in their last game, shooting 56.5% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 64.5%. They hit 63.4% of their two-point attempts and 42.9% from beyond the arc, connecting on 9 of 21 three-point shots.

Yanic Konan Niederhauser led the way with 27 points on 12 of 16 shooting, while Ryan Sabol added 19 points, hitting 5 threes. The Nittany Lions dished out 23 assists as a team.

Boilermakers Team Defense

Purdue’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 78 points on 54% shooting from the field. They allowed the opposing team to hit 61% of their two-point attempts, as they went 16/26 inside the arc.

From three-point range, Purdue’s opponents shot 45%, making 10 of 22 attempts. They also sent the other team to the free-throw line 26 times, where they converted 18 free throws at a 69% rate. Purdue gave up 11 offensive rebounds as well.

Nittany Lions Team Defense

Purdue’s defense struggled in their last game, giving up 78 points on 54% shooting from the field. The Boilermakers allowed their opponent to connect on 61% of their two-point attempts, with 16 makes on 26 tries.

From beyond the arc, Purdue’s defense gave up 10 threes on 22 attempts, a 45% shooting clip. They also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 26 times, where they hit 18, or 69%. Purdue allowed 11 offensive rebounds.

Boilermakers vs Nittany Lions Trends

• Across the Boilermakers last three road games, the team averaged 63 points per game while allowing 70. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 1-2, while going 1-2 straight-up.
• Through their last ten home games, Penn State has an ATS record of just 5-3-2. However, their overall record was 3-7 while averaging 68 points per game.
• Going back to their previous ten games as the underdog, Purdue has an ATS mark of 6-4 while going 6-4 straight up.
• The last ten games that Penn State was favored, they have an ATS mark of 6-4 while going 9-1 straight up.

Boilermakers vs Nittany Lions Prediction

Not only do we have the Nittany Lions winning this one by a score of 77-69, but we see them covering the spread. Our pick is to grab the Nittany Lions at -2.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 149.5, and our model projects the Boilermakers and Nittany Lions to reach a combined total of 146 points. Our bet is on taking the under.

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