The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-15) travel to face off against the Purdue Boilermakers (20-9) on Tuesday, March 4th. This game will be played at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette and televised on PEAC. Purdue is coming off a win in their previous game, while Rutgers is looking to get back on track from a loss to the Michigan. Tip-off is set for 7:00 ET.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Purdue Boilermakers

The Scarlet Knights Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Recent Game/Games

Rutgers fell to 14-15 on the season after an 84-82 road loss to Michigan on Thursday. Despite being +9.5 point underdogs, the Scarlet Knights kept it close and covered the spread. The game’s total points of 166 exceeded the O/U line of 155.5.

Rutgers led 57-49 at halftime but struggled in the second half, scoring just 25 points while allowing 35.

The Boilermakers Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

Purdue Boilermakers Recent Game/Games

Purdue improved to 20-9 on the season with a 76-66 win over UCLA on Friday, February 28th. The Boilermakers were favored by six points and covered the spread. The total points for the game were 142, surpassing the over/under line of 137.5.

Purdue led 37-35 at halftime and outscored UCLA 39-31 in the second half to secure the win.

Scarlet Knights Offense Breakdown

In their latest game, Rutgers put up 82 points, shooting 44.8% from the field with an effective field goal percentage of 50.7%. They connected on 36% of their threes (9/25) and hit 50% of their two-point attempts (21/42), while shooting 72.2% from the free-throw line (13/18).

Vladislav Goldin led the way with 24 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 81.8% from the field. Nimari Burnett added 20 points, hitting 66.7% of his shots, including 2 of 5 from deep. Tyson Acuff also contributed, knocking down 4 threes at a 50% clip.

Boilermakers Offense Breakdown

Purdue’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their last game, shooting 51.9% from the field and hitting 50% of their threes (11/22). Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 61.5%, with Braden Smith knocking down 6 of 10 from beyond the arc.

Trey Kaufman-Renn led the way with 29 points, shooting 73.3% from the field. Smith added 23 points and 8 assists, while Tyler Bilodeau contributed 15 points and 7 rebounds.

Scarlet Knights Team Defense

Despite Rutgers’ defensive struggles, they managed to limit their opponent’s three-point shooting, holding them to just 5/21 from beyond the arc, a 23% success rate. However, they couldn’t contain the inside game, allowing 24 two-point field goals on 33 attempts, a 72% shooting rate.

Rutgers also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 32 times, where they converted 21 free throws, shooting 65% from the stripe. On the boards, Rutgers gave up 9 offensive rebounds.

Boilermakers Team Defense

Despite Rutgers holding their opponent to just 5 made threes on 21 attempts, they still gave up 84 points, largely due to allowing 72% shooting from two-point range, with their opponent hitting 24 of 33 shots.

Rutgers also sent their opponent to the free-throw line 32 times, where they converted 21 attempts, shooting 65% from the stripe. The Scarlet Knights gave up 9 offensive rebounds in the game.

Scarlet Knights vs Boilermakers Trends

• When looking at their past ten road matchups, Rutgers has an ATS record of 5-4-1 while averaging 77 per game. The team went 3-7 overall in these games.
• In their last ten games at home, the Boilermakers have a straight up record of 6-4 while going 7-3 vs the spread. The team’s offense averaged 71 points per game in these contests.
• Through their last three games as the betting underdog, the Scarlet Knights have a strong record vs the spread going 2-1. Their straight up mark in these contests is 1-2.
• In their last five games as the betting favorite, the Boilermakers have a strong straight up record of 3-2. In addition, their ATS record was 3-2 in these scenarios.

Scarlet Knights vs Boilermakers Prediction

For a point-spread bet in this Boilermakers vs. Boilermakers matchup, we’re leaning towards the Boilermakers at -10.5. Although our projections show the Boilermakers winning 76-70, we suggest placing your bet on the Scarlet Knights for the point-spread.

Right now, the over/under line for the game is sitting at 153.5 and given that our model is projecting 146 points between the teams, we like the under.

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