Barry Recks
A huge battle is scheduled this Saturday in Bloomington, with the Purdue Boilermakers visiting the Indiana Hoosiers. Do you think Purdue is going to hit a dozen wins in Big Ten play at the expense of the Hoosiers? Or do you think Indiana will ambush the Boilermakers at home?
Read on for more about this Purdue vs Indiana matchup in the 2022-23 college basketball season, including the latest odds, pick, and prediction to win this showdown, as brought to you by JefeBet. Also, don’t forget to check out the other NCAAB game previews here to help you make the best betting decisions.
Predictions and Betting Preview for the Purdue Boilermakers vs Indiana Hoosiers College Basketball Game on February 4, 2023
- Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
- When: Saturday, February 4, 2023, 4:00 PM ET
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Betting on the Purdue Boilermakers
- Regular Season Record: 22-1
Who’s going to stop the Boilermakers? Purdue remains a 1-loss team overall this season after blowing the Penn State Nittany Lions out of the water in an 80-60 victory at home Wednesday. Penn State’s head coach called Purdue basically the best team in the nation after the contest, and it’s hard to disagree with that.
Led by arguably the No. 1 player in Division I basketball today in the form of Zach Edey, the Boilermakers are second in the nation with 120.4 points per 100 possessions adjusted and 18th in adjusted defensive efficiency (93.4). Edey was near unstoppable in the Penn State game, scoring 18 points on 7/9 shooting while also recording 13 boards. As a team, the Boilermakers shot 50.9 FG% versus Penn State. Purdue is 6-3-1 ATS in its last 10 games.
Betting on the Indiana Hoosiers
- Regular Season Record: 15-7
Indiana got tripped up by the Maryland Terrapins last Tuesday in College Park, suffering a 66-55 loss – the Hoosiers’ first defeat in six games. The Hoosiers, who are 6-5 against Big Ten teams this season, will once again rely on their own star big man in Trayce Jackson-Davis, who should be able to provide a significant challenge to Edey.
Jackson-Davis is putting up 19.5 points and gets 11.5 rebounds per game. Indiana hopes to recover their 3-point touch after going just 3/11 from deep versus Maryland. Indiana can shoot the ball, nevertheless. It is fifth in the nation with a 49.7 FG% and 22nd with a 38.0 3FG%. Indiana is 3-0 ATS in its last three games.
JefeBet Prediction
Indiana is going to be a huge obstacle for the Boilermakers. This is going to be a close battle from beginning to end, with Indiana covering.
Prediction: The Hoosiers beat the spread.
