Purdue Boilermakers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 02/02/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Venue:  Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Purdue -10.5, Minnesota +10.5; Over/Under:  142 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Purdue -10.5, Minnesota +10.5; Over/Under:  142 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Purdue -10.5, Minnesota +10.5; Over/Under:  142.5 points

 

Purdue Boilermakers:  18-3 (4th place, Big Ten)

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  11-7 (12th place, Big Ten)

 

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Purdue Boilermakers:  4-1 last 5

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  1-4 last 5

 

 

 

Purdue is coming into this game with an 18-3 record overall and they are 3-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 11th conference matchup of the year and they are currently 7-3 in their conference games this season. Their last loss was against the Indiana Hoosiers but they have gone on a 3 game winning streak since then with wins coming against the Northwestern Wildcats, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Ohio State Buckeyes in their last game. Jaden Ivey led the team in points in that game off the bench with 21 while Zach Edey was next on the team with 20 points. Eric Hunter Jr. led the team in assists in that game with 5 while Mason Gillis led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 48.3% from the field, 47.1% from 3-point range, and 57.7% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 84.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.1 PPG against them. Purdue has an ATS record of 11-10 this season and their O/U record is 13-8.

 

 

Minnesota is coming into this game with an 11-7 record overall and they are 6-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 10th conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 2-7 in their conference games this season. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game losing streak after another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights while their 6 losses in that span came against the Illinois Fighting Illini, the Indiana Hoosiers, the Michigan State Spartans, the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the Wisconsin Badgers in their last game. Payton Willis led the team in points in that game with 17 while Jamison Battle was next on the team with 14 points. Willis led the team in assists in that game with 2 while Battle led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 43.4% from the field, 33.3% from 3-point range, and 88.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 68.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.7 PPG against them. Minnesota has an ATS record of 9-9 this season and their O/U record is 11-7.

 

Minnesota is coming into this game as a 10.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Minnesota has been struggling against conference opponents this season and they have not been winning a lot of their games but they have not been getting blown out by double digits in many games either and they should keep it close enough to cover the spread here. Purdue has been very good this season but they have struggled a little on the road and even when they beat teams on the road it is not usually by double digits recently. Minnesota is good enough to keep this game close and within single digits here. The best bet to place in this game is on Minnesota to cover the spread.

 

Purdue Minnesota Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Wednesday, February 2, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Purdue 74 Minnesota 67.

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Purdue Boilermakers: 11-16 ATS in road games. 14-23 ATS after having won 4 or 5 of their last 6 games. 1-8 ATS off a home no-cover where the team won straight up as a favorite. 9-14 ATS after playing 3 consecutive games as favorite.

Minnesota Golden Gophers: 8-4 O/U after a game with 9 or less assists. 7-2 O/U against conference opponents. 14-5 O/U after 2 straight games where they attempted 12 or free throws. 8-2 O/U after 4 straight games with 31 or less rebounds.

 

 

Purdue Boilermakers:  B. Waddell (F) out for season - Knee injury.

Minnesota Golden Gophers:  W. Ramberg (G) Out indefinitely - Hand injury. I. Ihnen (F) out for season - Knee injury. P. Fox (F) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

“Just a hard charger. Just plays hard, competes, gets on the offensive glass, gives you everything. You can't have enough of that, he's got a lot of substance as a player. He had that 3 to start the second half where they just kind of forgot about him, he just missed it. Then he comes back and hits the next 3. He has that free-throw line jumper when they're just overdoing things, it's a really good shot.” - Matt Painter on Mason Gillis in their win against Ohio State.

 

 

"I thought our guys battled. I thought there was a couple of times where we could have caved and it could have gotten bad and gone south, and it didn't. I thought we showed a lot of fight and resiliency." - Ben Johnson on his team’s loss against Wisconsin.

 

 

 

Z. Edey 

C. Furst 

J. Ivey 

Sasha Stefanovic 

I. Thompson

 

J. Battle 

E. Curry 

L. Loewe 

E. Stephens 

P. Willis

 

 

PPG: J. Ivey (16.8)

APG: S. Stefanovic (3.6)

Reb/G: T. Williams (8.5)

 

PPG: J. Battle (17.6)

APG: P. Willis (3.9)

Reb/G: E. Curry (6.7)

 

Coaches:

Purdue Boilermakers: Matt Painter (17th season)

Minnesota Golden Gophers: Ben Johnson (1st season)