In their final home game of the season, the No. 18 Iowa Hawkeyes (20-9, 11-7 Big 10) host the Purdue Boilermakers (15-14, 8-10 Big 10) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game gets underway at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.
Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes Free Prediction
In the Boilermakers’ last matchup, they topped the Indiana Hoosiers, 57-49. Purdue’s 0.393 effective field goal percentage was their largest strength over Indiana, who had a rate of 0.297. The Boilermakers’ mark was below their season average of 0.485, while the Hoosiers’ was below their season average of 0.499. With 19 points on 8-for-17 shooting, Trevion Williams was the top scorer from either team.
The Hawkeyes were victorious over the No. 16 Penn State Nittany Lions in their last game, 77-68. The Hawkeyes knocked down 14 of their 17 free throws (82.4 percent) and had a better effective field goal percentage (0.492 vs. 0.456). Luka Garza was the top scorer from either team with 25 points on 11-for-27 shooting from the field.
This will be the second game of the season between these two teams. Evan Boudreaux recorded 18 points and eight rebounds in the first game, in which the Boilermakers defeated the Hawkeyes 104-68. The Boilermakers had a much better effective field goal percentage (0.777 vs. 0.491) and had a much better turnover percentage (11.6 vs. 18.4).
The aggressive Iowa offense could be getting to the foul line a lot in this meeting. The Hawkeyes rank 87th in the nation with a free throw attempt (FTA) rate of 0.256, while Purdue is among the country’s most foul-prone squads (giving up a 188th-ranked FTA rate of 0.227).
Purdue at Iowa Free Pick
Pick: ATS Winner – Purdue, O/U – Over
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Iowa ranks fifth in assists per game (17.3) while Purdue ranks 151st in assists allowed per game (12.9).
The Boilermakers rank 167th in three pointers attempted per game (21.3) while the Hawkeyes rank 247th in three pointers allowed per game (24.3).
Iowa ranks 74th in blocks per game (3.8) while Purdue ranks 146th in blocks allowed per game (3.7).
The Boilermakers rank 23rd in steals allowed per game (5.1) while the Hawkeyes rank 86th (6.1).
Purdue ranks 104th in rebounds per game (36.7) while Iowa ranks 159th in rebounds allowed per game (35.2).
The Boilermakers have been outscored by an average of 6.4 points in their last five games. On the season, Purdue has defeated opponents by an average of 5.7 points.
During their last five games, the Hawkeyes have scored an average of 73.4 points per game (4.7 below their season average) and allowed an average of 73.2 points per game (1.3 above their season average).