Purdue vs NC State Game Information

Purdue vs NC State Preview

National runners-up and No. 6 Purdue (5-1) face unbeaten ACC side NC State (5-0) in the Rady Children’s Invitational on Thanksgiving from San Diego as Feast Week continues. In their last game, the Boilermakers wallopped Marshall (80-45) after suffering its only loss at Marquette (76-58). Purdue beat Northern Kentucky (72-60), Yale (93-84), and Alabama (87-78) before that defeat. The Wolfpack may be undefeated, but NC State hasn’t faced anyone tough yet, beating UPST (97-66), Presbyterian (81-72), CCU (82-70), Colgate ( 72-49), and William & Mary (84-61), winning all five games by a minimum of 12 points.

No. 6 Purdue Starts Fresh after Edey, Gillis Leave

Purdue (3-3-0 ATS, 2-3-0 O/U) lost to Connecticut in the National Championship Game in April (75-60) and saw star big man Zach Edey head to the NBA (Grizzlies) and also saw the Big Ten Conference’s Sixth Man of the Year Mason Gillis (6.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg) head to Duke and Ethan Morton head to Colorado State in the Transfer Portal. This season Purdue is led by F Trey Kaufman-Renn (17.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg), G Fletcher Loyer (14.5 ppg), G Braden Smith (12.2 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 9.3 apg), G Myles Colvin (6.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg), Daniel Jacobsen (6.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg), and F Cameron Heise (6.2 ppg, 4.0 ppg) and will have to step up its game this year as a number of quality Pac-12 hoops programs like Arizona, Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Washington have all assimilated into the Big Ten this year.

Purdue Betting Trends

• Purdue is 3-0 SU lifetime vs NC State, 2-1 ATS
• The Over was 23-16-0 in Purdue games last season (59%) 
• The Boilermakers went 21-16-2 ATS in 2023-24
• The Under is 7-2-1 in Purdue’s last 10 games
• Purdue is 341-325-18 ATS since 2003

NC State Hoping For a Good Year Without the 2 DJ’s

NC State (3-2-0 ATS, 2-3-0 O/U) averages 83.2 ppg (#63) while allowing just 63.5 ppg and average 37.0 rpg (Tied #184), but remember again that the Wolfpack haven’t played anyone that significant yet. G Jayden Taylor (13.8 ppg), G Marcus Hill (13.2 ppg, 3.6 rpg), F Ben Middlebrooks (11.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg), F Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (11.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg), and G Dontrez Styles (9.4 ppg, 6.0 rpg) lead the charge for NC State who play on Tobacco Road in the Atlantic Coast Conference, still one of the toughest conferences in College Basketball.

NC State Betting Trends

• NC State is 9-1 SU in its last 10 with the last loss to Purdue in NCAA Tournament
• The Wolpack lost that game by 13 (63-50) as 9.5-Point Underdogs 
• NC State was 20-20-1 ATS last season (50%)
• The Under is 7-3-0 in the last 10 NC State games overall
• NC State is 323-322-17 ATS since 2003

Purdue vs NC State Prediction

This NCAA Tournament Final Four rematch from State Farm Stadium in Tempe, Arizona in Glendale, Arizona on April 6 will not have the same stars as we saw in the spring with Purdue giant Edey in the NBA, Gillis playing for Duke now and NC State stars DJ Burns and DJ Horne now playing professional basketball. Big man Burns (6-9, 275) is now playing for the Goyang Sono Skygunners in the Korean Basketball League (KBL) while Horne is now on the San Antonio Spurs (NBA). If one of these teams make the Final Four again this season it will be big news and if both do again, it will be a miracle. This Purdue vs NC State prediction and free NCAAB pick will look to the Moneyline market and back the Boilermakers as they attempt to hand the Wolfpack their first loss.

Kevin’s Pick: Purdue Moneyline -205