Purdue Boilermakers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights 12/29/2020 Picks

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The Purdue Boilermakers will execute a baseline out-of-bounds play against the #11 Rutgers Scarlet Knights at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway on Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at 7:00 PM ET. Purdue settled in 7th place of the Big Ten Conference with a 7-3 overall standing and a .700 team-percentage. The Boilermakers overpowered the Maryland Terrapins and earned their 7th win at 73-70 courtesy of a goaltending violation in the final seconds of the regulation time. SG Brandon Newman was the leading scorer with 17 points while PG Eric Hunter, Jr. added 16 points in the winning effort. Trevion Williams topped the rebounding with 8 and Jaden Ivey chipped in a team-high 4 assists for the win.

Purdue topped all departments in the win, 45.6 to 43.1% field goal shooting, 45.5 to 35.7% from the three-point region, and 64.7 to 47.6% from the charity stripe. The Boilermakers dominated the board 41 to 31 with 10 coming from the offensive side of the court with a game-high 16 assists. The Purdue Boilermakers’ defense accumulated 3 blocks and 3 steals while turning the ball over 10 times in the process.

Purdue Boilermakers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Predictions 12/29/2020

No.11 Rutgers Scarlet Knights suffered their first loss at the hands of the Ohio State Buckeyes to a score of 68-80 last Wednesday. Rutgers dropped their overall record to 6-1 with a 2-1 conference standing and took 5th place in the Big Ten Conference. The Scarlet Knights have three starters averaging double-figures led by Guards Ron Harper, Jr. with 20 points, Montez Mathis added 16, and Jacob Young pitched in 12 in the losing effort. Harper topped in rebounding with 6 while Guards Paul Mulcahy and Jacob Young led in assists with 5 apiece.

Rutgers connected 24 of 58 (41.4%) attempted shots from the field, sank 10 of 25 (40.0%) attempts from beyond the arc and made 10 of 17 (58.8%) free throw shots. The Scarlet Knights pulled down a total of 25 rebounds with 4 offensive boards and distributed 12 assists in the loss. Defensively, Rutgers initiated 3 blocks with 3 steals and won the battle in turnover 9 to 11. The Scarlet Knights committed a total of 21 fouls.

Purdue Boilermakers vs. #11 Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The NCAAB Pick for this outing is Rutgers -3. Purdue is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 contests against Rutgers and 1-4 SU in their last 5 matches on the road. Rutgers is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against an opponent in the Big Ten Conference and 6-0 SU in their last 6 outings at home. Rutgers’ Guard Ron Harper Jr. ranked 7th in scoring with an average of 23.4 points per match and will be difficult for the Boilermakers to check. Final Score Prediction, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights will win and cover ATS at 75-68.

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