The Purdue Boilermakers and Northwestern Wildcats face off on Sunday in a college basketball showdown at Welsh-Ryan Arena. When these two teams faced off last February it was Purdue that secured the 70-64 victory.
Purdue comes into this game with a 23-2 record overall and they have gone 11-12-2 against the spread. In the last game against Iowa, Purdue scored 87 points and that was enough to win by 17 points. Braden Smith had a strong game finishing with 24 points, five rebounds, and four assists. Purdue is averaging 74.6 points while their defense is giving up 61.6 points per game. Zach Edey is playing like the National Player of the Year and he is averaging 22.1 points while shooting 62.6 percent from the field.
On the other side of this matchup is Northwestern who sits with a 17-7 record overall and they have gone 14-10 against the spread. In the last game against Ohio State, Northwestern scored 69 points and that was enough to secure the victory by six points. Northwestern is averaging 68.4 points while their defense is giving up 62.1 points per game. The offense is ranked 263rd while the defense is ranked 21st. Boo Buie is averaging 16.2 points while shooting 39.3 percent from the field and 29.6 percent from behind the three point line.
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