Purdue Boilermakers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/09/2021

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Thursday, December 9, 2021

Venue:  Jersey Mike’s Arena, Piscataway, NJ

Where to Watch:  Big Ten Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Purdue -12, Rutgers +12; Over/Under:  139.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Purdue -12, Rutgers +12; Over/Under:  139.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Purdue -12, Rutgers +12; Over/Under:  139.5 points

 

Purdue Boilermakers:  8-2 (2nd place, Big Ten)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  4-4 (12th place, Big Ten)

 

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Purdue Boilermakers:  5-0 last 5

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  1-4 last 5

 

 

 

Purdue is coming into this game with an 8-0 record overall and they will be playing the first of their road games this season in this game. This will be the 2nd conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 1-0 in their conference games this season. They do not have a loss this season and are coming into this one on an 8 game winning streak with those wins coming against the Bellarmine Knights, the Indiana State Sycamores, the Wright State Raiders, the North Carolina Tar Heels, the Villanova Wildcats, the Omaha Mavericks, the Florida State Seminoles, and the Iowa Hawkeyes in their last game. Jaden Ivey led the team in points in that game with 19 while Trevion Williams was next on the team off the bench with 13 points. Mason Gillis also scored 12 points in that one as well. Williams led the team in assists in that game with 3 and he also led the team in rebounds with 18. They were 42% from the field, 42.1% from 3-point range, and 73% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 90.5 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 64.9 PPG against them. Purdue has an ATS record of 6-2 this season and their O/U record is 5-3.

 

 

Rutgers is coming into this game with a 4-4 record overall and they are 4-1 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 2nd conference matchup of the year and they are currently 0-1 in their conference games this season. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of another loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Clemson Tigers while their 4 losses in that span came against the DePaul Blue Demons, the Lafayette Leopards, the UMass Minutemen, and the Illinois Fighting Illini in their last game. Jaden Jones led the team in points in that game with 10 while Clifford Omoruyi and Mawot Mag off the bench were both next on the team with 8 points each. Paul Mulcahy and Caleb McConnell both led the team in rebounds with 8 each. They were 30.9% from the field, 41.2% from 3-point range, and 50% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 65.6 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 65.9 PPG against them. Rutgers has an ATS record of 1-6-1 this season and their O/U record is 6-2.

 

Purdue is coming into this game as a 12 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Purdue is the number 1 team in the nation on the AP Poll and they have been playing very well in all of their games. They have won 5 of their 8 games this season by 20 points or more and Rutgers is not having a good season at all. Rutgers started off alright but they have lost 4 of their last 5 games now and they have been playing bad in those games, taking big leads and then blowing them late in games. Purdue is a lot better than Rutgers is and they will take the lead early on them and grow that lead throughout the game. The best bet to place in this game is on Purdue to cover the spread here.

 

Purdue Rutgers Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Thursday, December 9, 2021 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Purdue 86 Rutgers 56.

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Purdue Boilermakers: 5-1 ATS after 2 straight games giving up 9 or less offensive rebounds. 23-14 ATS after a game where their opponent was called for 27 or more fouls. 8-2  ATS after scoring 75 points or more 2 straight games. 5-1 ATS after playing 2 consecutive games as favorite. 5-1 ATS after 2 or more consecutive wins.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: 1-6 ATS in all games. 20-43 ATS after a game where they made 33% of their shots or worse. 6-22 ATS after a game where they attempted 7 or less free throws. 5-10 ATS after a game where their opponent was called for 10 or less fouls. 2-6 ATS after scoring 55 points or less. 

 

 

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

Rutgers Scarlet Knights:  G. Baker (G) Ques Sun - Hamstring injury.

 

 

"You want to get in close games and win them. It really helps you through the season." - Matt Painter on his team being ranked number 1 in the nation.

 

 

“I walked into his office and was talking about our team and what we really needed. I felt we really needed someone to give us a spark — not only on the defensive end, but just overall bringing energy to the floor.” - Jalen Miller trying to do his part to prepare the team for this game.

 

 

 

Z. Edey 

C. Furst 

J. Ivey 

S. Stefanovic 

I. Thompson

 

Geo Baker 

R. Harper 

C. McConnell 

P. Mulcahy 

C. Omoruyi

 

 

PPG: J. Ivey (15.9)

APG: S. Stefanovic (4.5)

Reb/G: T. Williams (8.8)

 

PPG: R. Harper Jr. (14.8)

APG: P. Mulcahy (4.1)

Reb/G: R. Harper Jr. (8.4)

 

Coaches:

Purdue Boilermakers: Matt Painter (17th season)

Rutgers Scarlet Knights: Steve Pikiell (6th season)