GAME:  #853 Purdue vs #854 Penn St
TIME:    2/26/2021 – 7:00p EST
SPREAD:  Purdue +1
TOTAL:      140

The Purdue Boilermakers (15-8, 10-6) have a BIG 10 road game against the Penn State Nittany Lions (8-12, 5-11) at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania on Friday at 7 p.m. EST. Purdue is coming off a road win against Nebraska by a score of 75-58 on Saturday and Penn State also played at Nebraska and won by a score of 86-83 on Tuesday. These teams met on Jan. 17th at Purdue when the Boilermakers won by a score of 80-72. Purdue will be looking for its third straight win over Penn State at Bryce Jordan Center.

PURDUE BOILERMAKERS

The Purdue Boilermakers are averaging 70 points on 44% field goal shooting along with 7 threes on 33% three-point shooting and 9.8 offensive rebounds per game. The Boilermakers are allowing only 66 points per game on 41% field-goal shooting while forcing 11.6 turnovers along with 5.7 steals and 3.4 blocks per game on the defensive end. The Boilermakers are led by Trevion Williams who is averaging 16 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.

PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS

The Penn State Nittany Lions are averaging  73 points on 41% field goal shooting along with 9 threes on 34% three-point shooting and 9.9 offensive rebounds per game on offense.  Penn State is allowing 74 points per game 47% field goal shooting while forcing 14.6 turnovers along with 5.5 steals and 4.2 blocks per game on defense. The Nittany Lions are led by Myreon Jones who is averaging 15.6 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.

TRENDS

PURDUE

• Under is 5-0 in Boilermakers last 5 games following a straight-up win.
• Under is 4-0 in Boilermakers last 4 road games.
• Boilermakers are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 road games.
• Under is 4-1 in Boilermakers last 5 games following an ATS win.

PENN STATE

• Over is 6-0 in Nittany Lions last 6 vs. a team with a winning record.
• Nittany Lions are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall.
• The Nittany Lions are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following an ATS loss.
• Nittany Lions are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games vs. a team with a losing road record.

HEAD TO HEAD

• The road team is 4-1-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

PURDUE vs PENN ST PREDICTION PICK

The Boilermakers come into this game having won 3 of the last 4 games while Penn State has lost 5 of its last 6. Penn State is a much better shooting team at home but Purdue is a much better defensive team than most of the BIG 10. The Nittany Lions play weak defense and focus on trying to score as much as possible but when the ball isn’t going down they lose. Purdue has won in its last three games at Penn State. Purdue is the better team here and they still have a legitimate shot to make the tournament whereas Penn State does not. The Bookie is taking the Purdue Boilermakers to win this game. 

BETTING ANGLES:

The Bookie:         Purdue +1 / Under 140
Fade the Public:  Penn St / Over
Sharp Action:      Penn St / Over